When You're the Captain Ch 3

When six o'clock rolled around, Karla hadn't heard from Dan she got worried. She called his cell number, then his personal line, then the squad room. Bobby answered. "Major Case, Goren."

"Hi, Bobby. It's Karla. Is Dan there by any chance?"

"No, we figured he'd taken a long lunch with you. He didn't?"

"No. He had somewhere he had to be tonight and they haven't seen him either. I tried his cell and his office. I guess I'd better call Nancy. Maybe she and the boys have seen him."

"Do you want me to call around and see if he had a meeting?"

"If you can do it without anyone getting suspicious. I don't want anyone to think I'm checking up on him."

"It'll look less conspicuous coming from me. I'll see what I can find out." Bobby promised and hung up the phone.

"Trouble?" Alex asked.

"Karla hasn't heard from the Captain since lunch. She said he's supposed to be somewhere and he hasn't shown up yet. She's going to call his ex."

"He's probably gone somewhere buying her a present. Those two are nuts about each other." Alex said with a soft laugh.

"I hope so." Bobby picked up his receiver and dialed.

Forty-five minutes later he wasn't laughing and neither was Alex. Dan Ross appeared to have vanished from the face of the earth.

TBC