The Investigation
When Michael got to headquarters, he was immediately taken into an interrogation room to be questioned by Detective Jake Thomas and Detective John Burns. Michael had known them from his year with the Dallas police department. Thomas was a rookie detective, who had a way of taking a theory and twisting the evidence to fit his point of view. And with Burns, the saying was that when God passed out paranoia Burns got in line three times, the third time he denied being in line at all. The questions seemed to point immediately to the fact that they thought Michael was involved with Angela's disappearance.
"Michael where were you at, when Angela disappered?"
"at work,"
"did you leave the office at all?"
"yeah, I went out on a call at around noon."
"can you prove that you actually was on the call and not at your appartment?"
"you can check the log, and it will show you that I was in Fort Worth, on the opposite side of town,from noon til four,
"Michael, do you know what Angela's plan was for the day?"
"Yeah, she was going to go to, Simon's fiancée, Jennifer's bridal shower, their wedding is in three weeks."
"Where wasthe bridal shower at?"
"Walker's ranch, Alex, Erica, and my mom had put the whole thing together."
"What time was that?"
"Around noon."
"Do you know what Angela wore?"
"No. when I saw her last, this morning, she was still in her night shirt. But from I can tell what's missing, a white t-shirt and a pair of overall shorts."
"Had the two of you have any recent arguments?"
"Not that I can think of."
"Why do you think the bed in the smaller bedroom is messed up? It looks like it was slept in."
"Angela couldn't get comfortable last night, so she often goes in there to sleep."
"Why couldn't she get comfortable?"
"Look, Angela was about eight and a half months pregnant. The baby would not stop kicking."
The questions continued to go along the same lines, Michael felt for sure that Thomas and Burns thought he was guilty of Angela's disappearance.
After the interogation was over Thomas and Burns immedately put in for Michael to be removed from the rangers until the case was solved. The judge unwillingly agreed, knowing if he didn't then all he would get is trouble from Burns.