Chapter 2:
Four hours and a few coffee cups ahead – it was almost 10:30 – Jack left his private office for a short briefing to find out if there had been any progress on their investigation. He had an uncertain feeling of them solving the case rather soon. He was pretty sure, that Linda Davis had partied a little too much on that weekend-trip, had been overtired and exhausted and probably suffered from a headache caused by the drinking when she headed home. And finally, due to the bad sight and the slippery streets, she lost control of her car.
"What do we have?"
Martin was the first to answer.
"Highway Patrol notifies 46 accidents yesterday evening on the road Linda took. Fourteen had young female drivers of her age involved. Eight of the women are not identified yet. We sent her picture and a description to the hospitals in charge, but we're still waiting for their response."
Vivian continued.
"According to her friends in Maine, Linda was with them for the whole weekend. They partied a little and her friends admitted they had been fairly drunk on Saturday Night. They weren't sure of Linda being absolutely sober when she departed. Anyway, she forgot her purse containing her ID- card and driver's license up there."
Jack nooded approvingly.
"All right! I'm pretty sure we'll find Linda Davis in one of those hospitals! Anything else?"
He turned to leave but suddenly stopped and headed to Sam.
"Danny here already?"
"No."
"Did you try to reach him?"
Sam gave him a puzzled look.
"No. I thought he tried to reach you. Called in sick or something!" She paused for a moment. "Didn't he?"
Hearing the concern in her voice, Jack reached behind her to get to the phone on the desk.
"No he didn't."
He dialed Dannys private number and heard the phone ringing, six times, seven times. After the 10th he pressed the craddle and redialed, trying his cell phone. The Voice Mail approached. Jack hung up the phone and looked at Sam, he seemed confused.
"I can't reach him!"
He asked himself if he should be concerned about this. It was inconvenient at least and as long as Jack could remember, it was the first time ever to happen. And he really was concerned, he couldn't deny that.The question emerging was, if it called for an immediate reaction.
He could feel Sam's expectant gaze on him: she estimated his reaction, his decision. The only thing Jack knew for sure was, that if he had the possibility Danny would have called to inform them he wouldn't come in today. Now Jack was wondering why he hadn't; if anything happened that made a call impossible. That was the reason for Jack's concern and it would probably cause an overreaction, too, but it was better than wait and see - you never know.
"I will go to his place."
Sam wanted to join him, he could see it by the expression on her face. He eagerly wished for this situation to clear. He had an uneasy feeling about it and in the back of his mind he knew, that something was wrong...
TBC
Please R+R
Four hours and a few coffee cups ahead – it was almost 10:30 – Jack left his private office for a short briefing to find out if there had been any progress on their investigation. He had an uncertain feeling of them solving the case rather soon. He was pretty sure, that Linda Davis had partied a little too much on that weekend-trip, had been overtired and exhausted and probably suffered from a headache caused by the drinking when she headed home. And finally, due to the bad sight and the slippery streets, she lost control of her car.
"What do we have?"
Martin was the first to answer.
"Highway Patrol notifies 46 accidents yesterday evening on the road Linda took. Fourteen had young female drivers of her age involved. Eight of the women are not identified yet. We sent her picture and a description to the hospitals in charge, but we're still waiting for their response."
Vivian continued.
"According to her friends in Maine, Linda was with them for the whole weekend. They partied a little and her friends admitted they had been fairly drunk on Saturday Night. They weren't sure of Linda being absolutely sober when she departed. Anyway, she forgot her purse containing her ID- card and driver's license up there."
Jack nooded approvingly.
"All right! I'm pretty sure we'll find Linda Davis in one of those hospitals! Anything else?"
He turned to leave but suddenly stopped and headed to Sam.
"Danny here already?"
"No."
"Did you try to reach him?"
Sam gave him a puzzled look.
"No. I thought he tried to reach you. Called in sick or something!" She paused for a moment. "Didn't he?"
Hearing the concern in her voice, Jack reached behind her to get to the phone on the desk.
"No he didn't."
He dialed Dannys private number and heard the phone ringing, six times, seven times. After the 10th he pressed the craddle and redialed, trying his cell phone. The Voice Mail approached. Jack hung up the phone and looked at Sam, he seemed confused.
"I can't reach him!"
He asked himself if he should be concerned about this. It was inconvenient at least and as long as Jack could remember, it was the first time ever to happen. And he really was concerned, he couldn't deny that.The question emerging was, if it called for an immediate reaction.
He could feel Sam's expectant gaze on him: she estimated his reaction, his decision. The only thing Jack knew for sure was, that if he had the possibility Danny would have called to inform them he wouldn't come in today. Now Jack was wondering why he hadn't; if anything happened that made a call impossible. That was the reason for Jack's concern and it would probably cause an overreaction, too, but it was better than wait and see - you never know.
"I will go to his place."
Sam wanted to join him, he could see it by the expression on her face. He eagerly wished for this situation to clear. He had an uneasy feeling about it and in the back of his mind he knew, that something was wrong...
TBC
Please R+R