Wednesday:
'Did you notice anything unusual about your daughter, Mrs. Black?'
'No. She seemed... she seemed like Liz. She'd only been home a few days, Agent Gibbs. She was excited about being on leave, catching up with friends, going to her cousin's baby shower next weekend. Just... normal.'
'She didn't seem worried about anything?'
'Just that Amy might ask her to be the godmother.'
'That's something to worry about?'
'All those people watching her... she never could stand being the focus of attention like that.'
Gibbs smiled sympathetically.
'Ok. Was there anyone in particular she wanted to see while she was home?'
'Her grandmother. A couple of girls she went to high school with. And she was going to drive into the city to see some boy that she met on the internet. I warned her to be careful with those dating clubs they have these days, but she said they met playing some game, and started talking because their make-believe names sounded like they should know each other, or... something. I didn't really understand, but she promised that she'd be careful, and they were only meeting in a coffee shop....'
'Do you know what game she was playing?'
'Some silly role-playing thing about wizards and castles or something like that.'
'And do you know anything about this guy she met?'
'She said his name was ElfLord. I don't know what the world is coming to, Agent Gibbs. Grown people playing make-believe with their computers...'