She sat in the conference room that had been set aside for the task force and reviewed Michael Rodriguez’s file again. She kept coming back to the father, Vince Rodriguez. She used the federal criminal database to pull up his record, and while there was no direct connection to Sanchez, there were many common associations. They had to have known each other—same neighborhood, same friends. Even though Vince was imprisoned four hours away, she wanted to talk to him in person. She’d need Brad Donnelly’s blessing first, and barring that she’d go to Juan Casilla. Her gut instincts told her Michael’s disappearance and captivity was at least loosely related to his father and it would be worth their time to talk to him. Sometimes, what wasn’t said was as important as what was said. Lucy sent Donnelly a text message asking him to call her when he had the chance, then put the file and her notes aside. She wasn’t going to get anywhere until she had more information to plug into the holes.
