A young female officer, who introduced herself as Officer Judy Conrad, quickly showed up in her patrol car and took Morgan and Reid to the isolated strip mall where Sue Ann had been abducted and her car found. Lab techs were still examining the scene, and several of them waved to the officer as she drove in.

"We think she stopped right about here," Officer Conrad pointed to a spot near the center of the lot. "There is some oil leaked onto the pavement that matches that found under her car. Also, some scuff marks, like she may have been dragged."

"The car was found?" Morgan asked, looking around.

"Over there," the officer pointed to the far end of the strip mall. "On the far side of the trash bin. That's why no one noticed it sooner."

"How well traveled is this road?" Reid inquired as he turned his head to check out the area.

"During the night, it's not well traveled at all," the officer told them. "The real traffic starts at about 7:30 a.m. Mostly students on their way to 8:00 a.m. classes. The community college is just up there." She pointed.

"So, someone who knew the area would be able to time the abduction," Reid continued. "It would be close, but it could be done."

Morgan was walking along the side of the road. "Something turned around here," he commented, pointing at the gravel. "A lot of dirt and gravel has been disrupted. Did any of these stores get deliveries this morning?"

"Not that we found," the officer told them. "We are still waiting to hear from an auto repair shop about 2 miles down the road. It's possible that a truck missed the turn into there and had to turn around down here."

"Okay. So, we have a dark road that is lightly traveled until about daylight. Then, there is traffic for about fourteen hours, until evening classes are over, and then it goes dead again," Morgan outlined. "Sounds like someone who knows the area."

"Are we far from where the previous victim's car was found?" Reid asked. "We might be able to verify our hypothesis from that location."

"I can take you," the officer volunteered. "Just let me call in."

While they waited for their ride, Morgan and Reid continued to comb the area. As they walked through the field adjacent to the area where the car had been found, Reid's phone rang. He looked at the screen and quickly moved out of Morgan's hearing range. Morgan smiled to himself.