Skylar didn't think anything of it when he got a call from an unlisted member, figuring one of his friends had gotten a new number because the old one had been leaked. Skylar answered the call. "Hello?" He said in his usual chipper tone into the phone.
"Is this Skylar Lipstein?" An authoritative voice asked.
"Yes," he said, slightly taken aback.
"This is Detective Racine of the LAPD. I'm going to need you to come down for questioning as soon as possible."
Skylar's mind started racing, trying to think of anything he could have done that would require him being questioned by the police. "Um yeah, just let me get my lawyer on the phone and I'll be down as soon as possible," he said as calmly as he could while continuing to internally freak out.
"That won't be necessary, Mr. Lipstein, you aren't a suspect, we just need you to answer some questions about potential suspects and establish some aspects about the victim's daily routine," Detective Racine reassured. "But if you want, you are allowed to have your lawyer present. This is a very time sensitive matter so it is preferred that you come down as soon as possible."
"What?" Skylar asked dumbly, he was sure he must be dreaming, or have him confused with someone else.
"Anna Ragsdale Camp was reported missing this morning after she missed a flight home to see her parents in South Carolina yesterday."
Skylar's eyes went wide. He had dropped Anna off at the airport. That was obviously where she had been kidnapped. He started mentally kicking himself for not going in with her to make sure she got through security, despite her protests that she would be fine. He had thought it was weird that she didn't call or text to say that she had arrived safely, but just chalked it up to her wanting to spend some uninterrupted time with her parents or been tired from the flight. He felt so stupid for not figuring it out sooner. "I'll be right down," he said into the phone before rushing to his car and heading to the station.