Chapter 9:
Leaving the prison after their nonsatisfying questioning on Erika, Sam addressed Jack.
"We should visit Andrea in that clinic and talk to her."
"What do you think is the good of it?"
"Maybe she can help us."
Once again she disliked his face's expression. It seemed like he knew something she didn't, something that she needed to know, that vitiated her suggestion, made it sound ridiculous.
"What is it? What did you keep for yourself, too?"
Jack looked at her insistently for a few moments, almost seeming offended. At least he looked at her in a quiet reproachful way.
"I had good reason to do so, don't you think?"
Her features got softer. Jack was still trying to protect Danny and his private life, but it was the wrong way. They were in desperate need of every information, they could get, if they wanted to find him.
"Andrea's not capable of interviewing."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"As I said. She's living in a mental institution since the violation, having therapy and she didn't say a single word since that day. She has withdrawn from reality completely and she isn't able to live an independent life either."
"How old is that rating of her mental state?"
Sam was not willing to give up in first place and Jack took a moment to think about her question."
"About half a year."
"Half a year? There are a lot of things that can change in half a year, Jack!"
"What's supposed to have changed that didn't change in the past three and a half years?"
"I don't know, but if we don't go there and ask her, we won't find out. Something has definitely happened, otherwise Danny wouldn't have left head over feet without saying a word."
Martin stood in front of the phone on his desk, not being sure, if he should make the call after all. He didn't know how to explain to Jack, that there hadn't been any progress, he wasn't even sure he was the right person to do this. He'd made himself more than unpopular to Jack and his opinion of all this expense not being much of a use, hadn't changed that much – although Jack had trounced him. He still believed, Danny had reacted to some urgent family call and as it was a private matter – as they just heard on the tape – he didn't tell anyone. There was no big deal about it. That was what made him so eager to find out about the tape's content, he was sure there hadn't been anything unusual Danny and Erika were talking about, but he had been wrong, cause the tape clearly stated something uncommon had happened, otherwise Erika wouldn't have told him to be careful.
Vivian had wanted him to call Jack. She had given him the sweetest and most innocent look, he'd ever seen on her face and had asked him to call. He was sure she purposed something special with it. Probably she wanted to take the tension out of the situation, which had grown between Jack and him, due to their disagreement, wanted to clear their problems or simply wanted him to realize, that there was no use in fighting with Jack about what to do. Whatever her motivation was, it didn't make it easier for him to call. They hadn't made any noticable progress, so there was nothing he actually could tell as good news to Jack.
The other thing that let him feel uneasy about calling, was the tape clearly stating him wrong – it wasn't as simple as he'd wanted it to be, not just some family matter – though he still wished it to be. But something definitely had happened, he'd heard it, just some minutes ago and they still had no clue what it was.
Probably this was just about putting him in his place and having him to admit that he was wrong. He had to – sooner or later – and he didn't like that. Honestly even more than the fact, that they hadn't found out anything so far. Sighing soundlessly he picked up the phone and dailed.
"Malone?"
"Jack, this is Martin. We received the tape of the call and have gone through it. There hasn't been any progress."
Jack didn't seem to be willing to give up so soon. As if their was any need to prove Martin's rating right himself.
"What exactly were they talking about?"
Martin recalled the tape's content once again.
"She asks him if he'd received some message and if he's up to whatever he'd planned to do and gets a positive answer. She tells him to be careful and wishes him all the best. Finally he tells her, FBI will probably give her a visit and she should keep quiet. That's it."
He could hear a supressed sigh on the other end of the line, but it sounded almost as if Jack had half expected this to happen. He silenced for some more moments.
"Okay, obviously this didn't help us. I want you to fully concentrate the investigation on Brooks, Andrea's raper. I just don't get rid of the feeling he's somehow involved in this – the trial on the violation is up to start anyway. Maybe Danny found out something about Brooks or his current residence. Search for this guy! Right now, he's our only chance to find some more evidence."
"How did it go with Erika?"
He asked although – by Jack's statement about Brooks being their only option – he already knew the answer.
"Not good."
That was all Jack was willing to say and he didn't reveal any more information.
"You found out anything about Andrea?"
"She was transfered to an institution in Vermont shortly after her last psychological profile four month ago."
"Alright, thanks. I think we gonna have to talk to her. Besides Brooks she's the only person I can imagine to have something to do with this, to be connected to Danny's disappearance. Although I don't think talking to her will be much of a use."
His last sentence seemed to refer more to himself.
"I'll give you a call a soon as we get any information on Brooks."
Jack ended the call and gave Sam a discouraged gaze.
"They haven't found out anything."
"So?"
"So, we have no choice, but to use all our options and try to question Andrea, too."
TBC
Leaving the prison after their nonsatisfying questioning on Erika, Sam addressed Jack.
"We should visit Andrea in that clinic and talk to her."
"What do you think is the good of it?"
"Maybe she can help us."
Once again she disliked his face's expression. It seemed like he knew something she didn't, something that she needed to know, that vitiated her suggestion, made it sound ridiculous.
"What is it? What did you keep for yourself, too?"
Jack looked at her insistently for a few moments, almost seeming offended. At least he looked at her in a quiet reproachful way.
"I had good reason to do so, don't you think?"
Her features got softer. Jack was still trying to protect Danny and his private life, but it was the wrong way. They were in desperate need of every information, they could get, if they wanted to find him.
"Andrea's not capable of interviewing."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"As I said. She's living in a mental institution since the violation, having therapy and she didn't say a single word since that day. She has withdrawn from reality completely and she isn't able to live an independent life either."
"How old is that rating of her mental state?"
Sam was not willing to give up in first place and Jack took a moment to think about her question."
"About half a year."
"Half a year? There are a lot of things that can change in half a year, Jack!"
"What's supposed to have changed that didn't change in the past three and a half years?"
"I don't know, but if we don't go there and ask her, we won't find out. Something has definitely happened, otherwise Danny wouldn't have left head over feet without saying a word."
Martin stood in front of the phone on his desk, not being sure, if he should make the call after all. He didn't know how to explain to Jack, that there hadn't been any progress, he wasn't even sure he was the right person to do this. He'd made himself more than unpopular to Jack and his opinion of all this expense not being much of a use, hadn't changed that much – although Jack had trounced him. He still believed, Danny had reacted to some urgent family call and as it was a private matter – as they just heard on the tape – he didn't tell anyone. There was no big deal about it. That was what made him so eager to find out about the tape's content, he was sure there hadn't been anything unusual Danny and Erika were talking about, but he had been wrong, cause the tape clearly stated something uncommon had happened, otherwise Erika wouldn't have told him to be careful.
Vivian had wanted him to call Jack. She had given him the sweetest and most innocent look, he'd ever seen on her face and had asked him to call. He was sure she purposed something special with it. Probably she wanted to take the tension out of the situation, which had grown between Jack and him, due to their disagreement, wanted to clear their problems or simply wanted him to realize, that there was no use in fighting with Jack about what to do. Whatever her motivation was, it didn't make it easier for him to call. They hadn't made any noticable progress, so there was nothing he actually could tell as good news to Jack.
The other thing that let him feel uneasy about calling, was the tape clearly stating him wrong – it wasn't as simple as he'd wanted it to be, not just some family matter – though he still wished it to be. But something definitely had happened, he'd heard it, just some minutes ago and they still had no clue what it was.
Probably this was just about putting him in his place and having him to admit that he was wrong. He had to – sooner or later – and he didn't like that. Honestly even more than the fact, that they hadn't found out anything so far. Sighing soundlessly he picked up the phone and dailed.
"Malone?"
"Jack, this is Martin. We received the tape of the call and have gone through it. There hasn't been any progress."
Jack didn't seem to be willing to give up so soon. As if their was any need to prove Martin's rating right himself.
"What exactly were they talking about?"
Martin recalled the tape's content once again.
"She asks him if he'd received some message and if he's up to whatever he'd planned to do and gets a positive answer. She tells him to be careful and wishes him all the best. Finally he tells her, FBI will probably give her a visit and she should keep quiet. That's it."
He could hear a supressed sigh on the other end of the line, but it sounded almost as if Jack had half expected this to happen. He silenced for some more moments.
"Okay, obviously this didn't help us. I want you to fully concentrate the investigation on Brooks, Andrea's raper. I just don't get rid of the feeling he's somehow involved in this – the trial on the violation is up to start anyway. Maybe Danny found out something about Brooks or his current residence. Search for this guy! Right now, he's our only chance to find some more evidence."
"How did it go with Erika?"
He asked although – by Jack's statement about Brooks being their only option – he already knew the answer.
"Not good."
That was all Jack was willing to say and he didn't reveal any more information.
"You found out anything about Andrea?"
"She was transfered to an institution in Vermont shortly after her last psychological profile four month ago."
"Alright, thanks. I think we gonna have to talk to her. Besides Brooks she's the only person I can imagine to have something to do with this, to be connected to Danny's disappearance. Although I don't think talking to her will be much of a use."
His last sentence seemed to refer more to himself.
"I'll give you a call a soon as we get any information on Brooks."
Jack ended the call and gave Sam a discouraged gaze.
"They haven't found out anything."
"So?"
"So, we have no choice, but to use all our options and try to question Andrea, too."
TBC