Author's Note: I know that this Chapter is boring (hey, it bored me) but it had to be done. The information needed to be put in. I did try to spare you a bit by making it short, but I put a lot of descriptives in. Please bear with me. I will post the next Chapter tomorrow in the hopes that you will still be interested (please?). It does pick up, I promise. And from what reactions I've gotten from my betas, the end is worth it. Disclaimers, yada, yada.

Chapter 4- 13 Hours Missing

Martin and Danny were walking into a small law firm and approached the woman at the large wooden desk positioned in front of the door.

"Excuse me, I'm Agent Martin Fitzgerald and this is Agent Danny Taylor. We're looking for a woman who was supposed to have an interview this morning and we need to know who may have seen her."

The petite woman had a nasal voice. "That would be Mr. Donovan. He's still in his office. He's very devoted to his cases and works late most of the time. We keep telling him that it's a bad area in town, but he never listens and stays late anyway."

Danny piped in. "May we speak with him?"

"Just a moment, please."

The small woman stood up and walked through the door to the left of the desk. She came back several moments later.

"Follow me, please."

The two men followed her through the door and down the corridor. For such a small-looking building, the corridor seemed rather long.

She then opened the door at the end of the hallway and stood to the side, having them squeeze past her to get through the narrow doorway.

The man stood up as they entered the room and extended his arm to shake both the agent's hands. He was a tall man with good build and he wore a dark green suit with a matching tie.

"Robert Donovan. Please, have a seat." He motioned for them to seat themselves in the large leather chairs in front of his enormous desk.

He seated himself in his own chair as the agents settled in theirs. "So, what is it I can do for you, agents? Nadine tells me that you're looking for one of my interviewees?"

Martin spoke. "Yes. Paige Winslow. We understand that she had an interview this morning. Did she make it?"

"Yes. Ms. Winslow was here early, actually. I remember her because punctuality is something I stress and she was here about 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled interview. Impressive."

Now it was Danny's turn. "Did she seem upset? Overly nervous? Distracted?"

The man smiled lightly. "Everyone who comes in for an interview should be nervous. If they aren't, you need to wonder why. She didn't seem upset. She was cheerful and willing to try hard. She seemed to really want the job. She seemed a little distracted by noises in the hallway and what-not, but that isn't the kind of distraction you meant, I'm sure."

"No sir, that isn't what we meant." Martin continued asking the man questions. "Was she a good candidate for the job?"

The man frowned. "She interviewed well, but she has no experience with this kind of work. We hire people with clerical, filing, or secretarial experience. She had none of those."

Danny seemed concerned. "Did you tell her that?"

"Well, I don't want to lie to people or give them any false hopes. Yes, I told her that the job requires experience."

Martin asked the most vital question. "When did she leave?"

"As soon as the interview was over. And no, she did not say where she was headed."

Danny, still seeming concerned, asked one last question. "How were her spirits? Did she seem upset?"

The man shook his head. "No. She seemed a little disappointed, but that happens when you hear bad news. I think she took it well, actually."

The two agents thanked the man for his time and stood from the chairs to walk out.

As they turned to walk out, he seemed to remember something. "Oh, something else that she had that looked good on an application was a degree. She had an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice. That's always good background in a law office."

Author's Note: I know it was boring and short, so there is no need to tell me that. But please feel free to comment on it anyway (be nice about criticism, if said nicely I tend to react nicely). My betas know who they are and are always thanked for their reactions and comments. Thanks for those reading and reviewing! And I swear, the next chapter is better!!