Every available officer had been called in. The desk sergeant was assigning tasks, and officers were leaving in pairs, armed with the flyer of Geordie’s picture. For a moment, all activity stopped as Caitlin and Noah, shocked and shivering, followed Detective Mathis into the room.Paula and Westy were already there. Paula let out a cry and ran to Noah, who embraced her briefly. ‘I was working from home today. When you called, when Westy told me what you said . . .’‘We came right away,’ Westy said, tears standing in his eyes.‘Thanks,’ said Noah.‘That little boy is everything to us,’ Paula cried. ‘We love him so much. He’s all we have left of Emily.’Westy lowered his head and put his arm around his wife to comfort her. Caitlin could see that his lips were trembling. Just then the door to the station house opened and Naomi walked in, accompanied by a police officer.‘Noah,’ Naomi called out, waving. She spoke to the officer, who nodded. Naomi came over to where they stood.
