Chapter 1: Just a Normal Day

"Hey, Ryan?" Eric asked.

"Yes, Eric?" I answered with a question.

"Can you look at these pictures on this memory card and this surveillance tape for any clues that might help us out?"

Eric's fancy way of saying, "Get the hell out of my lab so I can concentrate."

"Sure."

I walked out and went to look at the pictures and to watch the tape for anything unusual.

On the tape, I found a man walking in and I saw the blade of a knife sticking out from the hem of his pant leg.

"Hey, Eric! Come look at this." I called out.

"I love security cameras." Eric said.

"I thought you hated them."

"I do but I love them at the moment."

I rolled my eyes and saw Horatio walking by.

I stepped back so I was even with the doorway and called out, "H?"

Horatio stopped in his tracks and asked, "Yes, Wolfe?"

"Can you come in here to recognize this man?"

He came in and said, "Ah. Mr. David Johnson. We go way back. I'll go locate him. Good job, Ryan." When he said 'way' there was a hesitation.

With those words, he left to find Mr. Johnson.

I gathered the memory card and the tape and gave them back to Eric. I sat down and waited for Horatio to return.

When he walked into the building with David, I immediately stepped out and tagged along behind Horatio.

Before we even started to question David, he pleaded guilty. Actually, he didn't even step into the door before he yelled out, "OKAY!!! I DID IT!!! I KILLED HER!!!"

"Ryan!" Natalia called out.

"Coming." I said back and walked to where she was as fast as I could.

I reached her part of the lab and said, "Yes?"

"This is a very spontaneous and possibly weird question, but would you like to have supper with me at my place tonight? I'm making lasagna." she said.

"I'd love that, Natalia. So you're place…Seven sharp?"

"Yup."

I walked to the secretary's desk and asked, "Any messages for me?"

"Yeah, this one. It's from a woman named Ryanna or something like that. She wouldn't tell me her last name though. She just told me to tell you to give her a call at that number as soon as you get the leisure time to. Oh and she sounded very anxious." the secretary stated.

"Thanks."

I walked away from the front desk and pulled out my phone and dialed Ryanna's cellular number.

Hello. You have reached Ryanna Wolfe's cell phone. Sorry I can not answer the phone right now. Please leave a message and I will call you back as soon as possible. Thank you!

"Hello, Ms. Wolfe. This is Ryan Wolfe answering your message from earlier. As soon as you get this message, call me back at 555-9373."

I closed my phone and put it back in my pocket. Hopefully, I will get a call back from this woman.

I glanced at the clock and realized I could go home now. I punched out and got into my hummer. Then I began thinking about Ryanna Wolfe.

Who is she?

How come our names are so close?

Why is she trying to reach me?

I parked my hummer and walked inside to wait until five 'til seven so I could head on down to Natalia's.

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