It may have been a Wednesday night but the humans were out and about. David let the bike's speed drop as they rolled through the parking lot. Approaching the retail space that held the video store, both vampires received a shock.

"What the hell is going on?" David murmured.

The building was dark, the doors locked, and the sign in the window read 'CLOSED Sorry We Missed You!' He looked over his shoulder as he stopped the bike, glancing at Beth. "Do you think she's in there? Maybe in the office?"

Beth bit her lip, aware of all the people wandering around, between the restaurant and other shops. "I don't know what to think."

David frowned, turning back towards the video store. It would be easy enough to open the back door and go in, search the place. If Maria was in the office, was dead in the office, no one would know. They could clean it up, dump the corpse, keep the store closed indefinitely, make new ghouls, rebuild…

That was thinking too far ahead. The vampires needed to focus on the immediate present.

"Go." David ordered, his voice low, still staring at the dark video store. "Walk around a bit, then go in through the back and see if she's in there. Don't touch anything unless you have to! I'll meet you later at the Boardwalk."

"But, David…"

"I said go, Beth!" David growled, his shoulders tensing as he gripped the handlebars of his bike. The blonde slipped off the back, gave him a last look then mingled into the crowd. David watched until she was out of sight. Starting his bike, he whipped it around and gunned it through the parking lot, sending pedestrians fleeing.