"Hello Dana...." A voice on the other side of the phone said.
"Who is this?" She asked, as she silently pressed the speaker phone button on
her phone, and motioned for Casey and Dan to listen.
"You'll find out soon enough. How was your show? By the way, I congratulate you
on finally getting engaged to Casey McCall," the voice said.
Suddenly a detective walked in, and before talking was silenced by Dan.
"Who are you?! Do you know what happened to Natalie?!" Dana asked.
"Maybe, maybe not... Of course, even if I did know what happened to her, why
should I tell you?" The voice asked.
"BECAUSE SHE'S OUR FRIEND DANG IT!" Dan yelled across the room.
"Ahh, Dan Rydell, a pleasure. Perhaps I will tell you... later..." The voice
said, then hung up.
The room was silent, then finally the detective who had walked in started
talking.
"I'm Detective Brisko, this is my partner, Detective Curtis. We've got a team
down at the garage taking evidence, and we're here to ask the questions," Brisko
said.
"Of course Detective. What do you need to know?" Dana asked.
"What happened exactly?" Curtis asked, pulling out a notepad.
"Well, us three walked out into the garage to go to a restaurant on the other
side of town for dinner. Natalie had left the office fifteen minutes before and
said she would meet me there. When we got down there, we found her purse, and
her car was still there... I don't understand it! Natalie's the sweetest person
you'd ever know!" Dana said, as finally tears welled her eyes.
"Does CSC monitor your calls?" Brisko asked.
"I think so. I'm not sure though... You'd have to check security for that. Why?"
Casey asked, as he watched in heartache as his future wife sobbed.
"I want a recording of this conversation, for our records, and for evidence,"
Brisko said.
"Detective, are we gonna be able to get her back?" Dan asked quietly.
"Mr. Rydell, while I can't guarantee, we will put our best efforts to it,"
Curtis said, as he and Detective Brisko walked out.
Dan watched as they left, then turned towards the other two.
Casey had Dana in his arms as she sobbed, sounds muffled, into his shirt.
Dan felt tears rushing to his own eyes, and before Dana and Casey could see, he
ran out.
