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wife’s disappearance. We still have to follow procedure.”
    “I understand, detective. I’m just frustrated AND worried! I want to know where my wife is!”
    “Of course you do. If this thing drags on, you and I will be spending a fair bit of time together so please, call me Don.”
    “Sure, no problem but please don’t be offended if I say I hope I don’t have the time to get to know you very well.”
    The detective smiled and nodded as they left to head for the Reid home. Outside the police station a number of reporters with TV cameras had gathered and shouted out questions, such as: “Is Mr. Reid a suspect?”
    Jim wondered how the news had spread so fast!
    “Did you kill your wife Mr. Reid?
    “Do you know where she is?”
    Jim tried to pull away from them and get in Don’s car, Don stopped him.
    “The reporters are just doing their job. Why not use them to your advantage? Make a plea for information regarding Laura. Who knows, Laura may even see the news broadcast.” Jim hadn’t thought of that, the two men turned back towards the reporters.
    The detective started off with, “At the moment Mr. Reid is not a suspect. We just brought him in for routine questioning.”
    More questions were shouted out but Jim held up a hand to quiet them so he could speak.
    “My wife is missing, I just want her back. Please, if anyone has any information that could help us, call the police station. Laura, if you are watching this.” Jim’s eyes filled with tears as he tried to get the words out, “I love you, we are doing everything we can to find you and bring you home.”

Chapter 4
    It was dark and her head throbbed, feeling like someone had taken a hammer to it as Laura slowly opened her eyes. There was just enough light for her to see that she was in the back of a van. She struggled to sit up and look out of the window but it was too dark. Her mind raced trying to make sense of her situation. What on earth happened?
    Where am I? Who did this, WHY?? Laura couldn’t come up with any answers. This all seemed so unreal, like a nightmare.

    The garage lights came on and the side door of the van opened. Laura blinked her eyes at the sudden light and looked at the man in the door. He was tall, clearly over six feet with reddish brown hair. It took a few moments for her to recognize him. The stranger from church, the one who stared at me so much a few weeks back!
    “I’m sure you are wondering what is going on. I will explain everything to you in just a minute. Let’s get you a little more comfortable first.” Gerhard pulled Laura into a sitting position on the floor of the van with her feet hanging out the door and resting on the floor of the garage.
    Gerhard was just about bursting with excitement but tried to remain calm in the hopes that Laura would stay calm and cooperate with him.
    “I know you are scared but please relax, I don’t want to hurt you. I’m not going to remove the tape yet. I want to explain things to you first. After I’m done explaining, if you agree to cooperate, then I will remove the tape. Do you understand?” Laura was trembling from top to bottom but she nodded.
    “Ok, good. Good start.” Gerhard was shaking with nervousness, hoping this wild plan of his would work. He started to pace in front of Laura, his mind racing. His mother was inside watching her shows, still unaware that he had brought someone home.
    “First of all I want you to know that I haven’t kidnapped you in order to rape you or anything like that. As a matter of fact, if you cooperate with me and my mother we will treat you very well.” Gerhard waved his hands, gesturing wildly as he talked. This did little to put Laura at ease. She was relieved to hear that Gerhard wasn’t planning to rape her but he sounded far from rational and calm. It was clear the man was very nervous which made her fear level rise even higher. Gerhard had a stocky build. Some might call him ‘big boned.’ His stomach protruded over his