Chapter 56: Chapter 56

As Nick was packing a duffle bag to take to Trisha's, his cell rang. He saw Lafferty's name and remembered they'd sent two deputies to Drake's hometown yesterday.

"The two officers are back from Minnesota," Lafferty said. "The only contact they had for Alexandra Drake was an old neighbor. Her parents are dead. No siblings."

Lafferty paused long enough for Nick to say, "And?"

"You sitting down? Her and the ex-husband, a guy named" Nick could hear him shuffling papers as he waited, "Paul Reitz, went through a bitter divorce, and because of her disability, the guy got custody. Son's name was Sean. He was two months old at the time. Drake kept her maiden name."

"Where are the husband and child now?"