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and we’ll go
downstairs to meet him right away.”
    Cindy
ran her hands through her hair, pushing it back from her face. She would have
to put the coral reef out of her mind. Rowley and Kara had had plans of their
own as well. What happened to those plans now? And how much did the plans even
matter in light of what happened to Kara?
    Mattheus
hung the phone up and placed it on the table. “The guys down here are good,” he
remarked, surprised. “Very good. They’re on top of everything.”
    “They
have to be,” Cindy mused. “This is one of the most expensive, luxurious wedding
and honeymoon destinations. They can’t let something like this go unchecked.”
    “Even
if it just happened to be an accident,” Mattheus murmured. “Even if Kara just
went swimming at the wrong time and got in over her head, they’ve got to put a
good public face on this and search every nook and cranny.”
    “Is
that what you think, Mattheus, that it was just an accident?” Cindy wanted to
know.
    “I’m
really not sure,” Mattheus replied. “I will be soon though. Once I speak to Rod
and get a feel for Kara’s life, things will begin to become more clear.”
     
    *
     
     Cindy
and Mattheus went back out onto the patio with their computers to dig into Kara
and Rowley’s background. Who was she, really? Cindy wondered. How had her life
gone up until now? Even though she’d seemed on top of the world, was she
secretly anxious or depressed back at home? Had she left signs somewhere that
deep down she was living on the edge and that something like this could have
been lurking in her future? Cindy noticed that no one had mentioned the
possibility of suicide, but how could it be ruled out? It was entirely possible
that Kara might have gone into the ocean and drowned of her own free will.
Every possibility had to be explored. The truth often lay in the most
unexpected places, or in an accidental chance encounter. By now Cindy had
learned though that there was no such thing as chance. And nothing could be
ignored in an investigation of this kind. Nothing at all.
    Mattheus
started grimacing as he opened his computer, looking into Rowley’s background.
Cindy went straight to Kara’s Facebook page. As expected, the page showed a
beautiful young woman in the prime of her life, surrounded by friends and
family, preparing for a magnificent wedding and honeymoon. Good wishes were
posted from every possible corner. Photos of Kara and Rowley portrayed a
delightful couple to the world, much as they seemed in person. The couple and
their families belonged to the best country club and photos of them all
together were splashed over the pages. Cindy wondered briefly about the job
that Kara had mentioned that she’d liked so much, but saw nothing about it
online. Something about the job had been jarring to Rowley. Cindy had to find
out more about that now. She wanted to talk to Mattheus about it, but at the
moment he was deep into his search.
     “Find
anything yet?” Cindy called to him.
    “Come
on, give this a chance, we’ve just gotten going,” Mattheus called back.
    Cindy
got up from her chair, suddenly restless, though. She wasn’t going to find
anything helpful on Kara’s Facebook page, she felt it in her bones. Everything
was too sanitized. The page was just a perfect picture, created for the world
to see. Cindy walked over to the edge of the patio and leaned over.
    “What
are you doing?” Mattheus got up and came over to her.
    “Just
stretching a little, taking a break,” said Cindy.
    “Taking
a break? We’ve barely started,” Mattheus said.
    “I’m
restless, Mattheus,” Cindy remarked. “This isn’t the best way to get going. I’d
rather talk to people in person now. How about Rowley?”
    Just
then, as if hearing her wishes, the phone rang, startling both of them. They
jumped, as if shocking news about Kara was waiting on the other end.
    “I’ll
get that,” said Mattheus, racing to pick the phone up.
    For
a few