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beforehand?”
“No,” said Annabelle. “Eliza has no idea why Mrs. Garcia took Janie out of camp yesterday morning.”
“Does that mean the police think Mrs. Garcia kidnapped Janie Blake?”
“You’ll have to ask the police,” answered Annabelle. “But Eliza does not think that Janie was kidnapped by Mrs. Garcia. She also believes that Mrs. Garcia would never take Janie without letting her know where they were going. She thinks Mrs. Garcia was somehow forced to take her child.”
“But she does think Janie was definitely kidnapped?”
“Eliza doesn’t know exactly what to think,” said Annabelle. “As you can imagine, there are many nightmarish scenarios running through her mind right now.”
“Was this her first year at camp?” asked a local newspaper reporter.
“I don’t know. I’ll have to get back to you on that.”
“How long has Mrs. Garcia worked for Eliza?” asked the reporter from the Daily News.
Annabelle thought back. “I think about two years.”
“What is her background?”
“I know she came with impeccable references.”
“Is she a United States citizen?”
“I’m not sure about that,” said Annabelle. “I’ll have to get back to you.”
“Has there been any ransom demand made?” asked the New York Times reporter.
“No.”
“Then perhaps they could have been in an accident,” suggested the Associated Press reporter.
Annabelle took a moment before responding. The note that Carmen Garcia left in the camp log indicated that she was signaling for help. Or perhaps more troubling, she may have written the note to shift suspicion away from herself. Either way, a car accident wasn’t high on the list of possibilities. Annabelle didn’t want people searching ditches instead of focusing their attention on a full-scale hunt for whoever had taken the child.
“We have reason to believe that is not the case,” said Annabelle.
“What reason?” called the NBC reporter.
“I’m not at liberty to say,” said Annabelle. “You’ll have to ask the police or FBI about that.”
“When will the police or FBI be coming out to talk to us?” asked Harry Granger. Eliza’s cohost on KEY to America was standing out on thestreet with the rest of the reporters. Annabelle was supposed to be assisting Harry, doing whatever needed to be done to have him ready to report when the morning program began. Instead, she was helping Eliza. And while she didn’t want to neglect Harry, she felt strongly that what she was doing right now was more important. There were other KEY News producers scurrying around out here this morning and they could help Harry. Plus, Harry was a pro, not the prima donna some anchors were. Annabelle was confident he was going to be more than fine without her.
“I don’t know about that, Harry. When I go back inside, I’ll see what I can find out.”
Harry asked a follow-up question. “How is Eliza holding up?”
“About how you might expect,” said Annabelle. “She is extremely worried and upset.” Annabelle looked down at the ground and then up again. “And she’s praying that Janie will come back to her, safe and sound.”
CHAPTER 23
“H ughie.” Isabelle shook her brother’s arm. “Hughie, get up. You have to come watch the news.”
He kept his eyes shut. He wanted to finish his dream. But his sister had seen to it now that he wasn’t going to find out if the little girl with the dark pigtails and pinafore would take the candy he offered her. What a lousy way to start the day.
Hugh got out of bed, pulling his nightshirt down as he shuffled out to the living room. “This better be good,” he said.
“Shush,” Isabelle said with annoyance. “Just watch.”
As he digested the television report, Hugh bit his thumbnail down to the point where it hurt. Then he gnawed at it some more as he contemplated what Janie Blake’s kidnapping would mean.
The camp was in Sloatsburg; the kid’s home was in Bergen County. Both of those locations
“No,” said Annabelle. “Eliza has no idea why Mrs. Garcia took Janie out of camp yesterday morning.”
“Does that mean the police think Mrs. Garcia kidnapped Janie Blake?”
“You’ll have to ask the police,” answered Annabelle. “But Eliza does not think that Janie was kidnapped by Mrs. Garcia. She also believes that Mrs. Garcia would never take Janie without letting her know where they were going. She thinks Mrs. Garcia was somehow forced to take her child.”
“But she does think Janie was definitely kidnapped?”
“Eliza doesn’t know exactly what to think,” said Annabelle. “As you can imagine, there are many nightmarish scenarios running through her mind right now.”
“Was this her first year at camp?” asked a local newspaper reporter.
“I don’t know. I’ll have to get back to you on that.”
“How long has Mrs. Garcia worked for Eliza?” asked the reporter from the Daily News.
Annabelle thought back. “I think about two years.”
“What is her background?”
“I know she came with impeccable references.”
“Is she a United States citizen?”
“I’m not sure about that,” said Annabelle. “I’ll have to get back to you.”
“Has there been any ransom demand made?” asked the New York Times reporter.
“No.”
“Then perhaps they could have been in an accident,” suggested the Associated Press reporter.
Annabelle took a moment before responding. The note that Carmen Garcia left in the camp log indicated that she was signaling for help. Or perhaps more troubling, she may have written the note to shift suspicion away from herself. Either way, a car accident wasn’t high on the list of possibilities. Annabelle didn’t want people searching ditches instead of focusing their attention on a full-scale hunt for whoever had taken the child.
“We have reason to believe that is not the case,” said Annabelle.
“What reason?” called the NBC reporter.
“I’m not at liberty to say,” said Annabelle. “You’ll have to ask the police or FBI about that.”
“When will the police or FBI be coming out to talk to us?” asked Harry Granger. Eliza’s cohost on KEY to America was standing out on thestreet with the rest of the reporters. Annabelle was supposed to be assisting Harry, doing whatever needed to be done to have him ready to report when the morning program began. Instead, she was helping Eliza. And while she didn’t want to neglect Harry, she felt strongly that what she was doing right now was more important. There were other KEY News producers scurrying around out here this morning and they could help Harry. Plus, Harry was a pro, not the prima donna some anchors were. Annabelle was confident he was going to be more than fine without her.
“I don’t know about that, Harry. When I go back inside, I’ll see what I can find out.”
Harry asked a follow-up question. “How is Eliza holding up?”
“About how you might expect,” said Annabelle. “She is extremely worried and upset.” Annabelle looked down at the ground and then up again. “And she’s praying that Janie will come back to her, safe and sound.”
CHAPTER 23
“H ughie.” Isabelle shook her brother’s arm. “Hughie, get up. You have to come watch the news.”
He kept his eyes shut. He wanted to finish his dream. But his sister had seen to it now that he wasn’t going to find out if the little girl with the dark pigtails and pinafore would take the candy he offered her. What a lousy way to start the day.
Hugh got out of bed, pulling his nightshirt down as he shuffled out to the living room. “This better be good,” he said.
“Shush,” Isabelle said with annoyance. “Just watch.”
As he digested the television report, Hugh bit his thumbnail down to the point where it hurt. Then he gnawed at it some more as he contemplated what Janie Blake’s kidnapping would mean.
The camp was in Sloatsburg; the kid’s home was in Bergen County. Both of those locations
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