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Authors: Kate White
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I’m the one who found her.”
“
You
found her?” he exclaimed. “You were
there
?”
“Of course I was there, Robby,” I said, trying not to sound irritated. “I went to get the letters, just like you asked me to—which, by the way, weren’t anywhere in your desk. And which, by the way, I didn’t mention to the police. I didn’t want to drag you into it, so I just said I was picking up some work for myself.”
“But you never called me back when you said you would,” he said almost mournfully. “You said you were going to check with your friend and call me right back.”
“It took me a while to reach her,” I told him. “When I finally called your place, there was no answer. I figured you’d crashed, so I just left a message and headed up to the office. Why does any of that matter, anyway? You sound upset about it.”
“It’s just . . .” The tone of his voice was the vocal equivalent of someone wringing his hands.
“It’s just
what,
Robby?” I felt myself growing aggravated.
“
I
picked up the letters. I went there tonight after I didn’t hear from you.”
CHAPTER 4
I took a few seconds to ponder the bombshell Robby had just dropped at my feet.
Robby had paid a visit to the
Buzz
offices tonight. He had been there around the time that Mona had been in her office. He’d been incredibly shaken about his dismissal. And now Mona lay in the hospital, a gaping hole in her head.
“Are you still there?” he asked.
“Yes, I’m here,” I said quietly. “Did you see Mona tonight?”
“No, I never went down to that end of the floor. I just grabbed the two letters and left. Do you know what her condition is? Is she going to live?”
“I don’t know, Robby. Tell me—how did you get into the office? Didn’t you say they took away your ID when you left today?”
He expelled a nervous sigh. “Yes, they did. And I knew I wouldn’t be able to get into the office without it. But I realized that I was still on the list for the
Track
party tonight. And I knew that all I would have to do was show up in the lobby, give my name, and present a photo ID—I used my driver’s license. So that’s what I did. They even had a separate security guard checking off names of people going to the party—some guy I’d never even seen before. Once I was on the floor, this guy who works freelance in the art department just happened to be leaving. I don’t think he had a clue I’d been canned, so he held the door open for me.”
“What time was this?”
“It was just a couple of minutes before eight. I checked my watch because I wanted to make sure it was late enough and that nobody would be around.”
“
Was
there anyone around?”
“No, the place was empty. The guy from art must have been the last person to leave. Like I said, I just grabbed the letters and got the hell out of there.”
“Did you leave the front way?”
“No, I went down the stairs—all the way to the lobby. I didn’t want to take any chances. Why are you grilling me on this, Bailey? You don’t think
I
had anything to do with this thing, do you?”
“I didn’t say that. I’m just wondering how close you came to bumping into the person who did it. Did you notice the lights on in Mona’s office?”
“No. I mean, they might have been on, but I never went around the corner.”
My mind was reeling. I must have missed Robby by fifteen to twenty minutes. Was he telling me the truth? Or was he the one who had smashed Mona’s skull? I couldn’t imagine him being capable of such an act, yet he’d been despondent about being fired.
“Do you think the police are going to suspect me?” he asked, his voice suddenly filled with desperation.
“Hopefully Mona will be okay and she’ll be able to tell the police what happened. But until she regains consciousness, you’re probably going to seem like a very viable suspect. You have to talk to a lawyer as soon as possible.”
“Oh God, this is horrible,” he wailed.
“I
“
You
found her?” he exclaimed. “You were
there
?”
“Of course I was there, Robby,” I said, trying not to sound irritated. “I went to get the letters, just like you asked me to—which, by the way, weren’t anywhere in your desk. And which, by the way, I didn’t mention to the police. I didn’t want to drag you into it, so I just said I was picking up some work for myself.”
“But you never called me back when you said you would,” he said almost mournfully. “You said you were going to check with your friend and call me right back.”
“It took me a while to reach her,” I told him. “When I finally called your place, there was no answer. I figured you’d crashed, so I just left a message and headed up to the office. Why does any of that matter, anyway? You sound upset about it.”
“It’s just . . .” The tone of his voice was the vocal equivalent of someone wringing his hands.
“It’s just
what,
Robby?” I felt myself growing aggravated.
“
I
picked up the letters. I went there tonight after I didn’t hear from you.”
CHAPTER 4
I took a few seconds to ponder the bombshell Robby had just dropped at my feet.
Robby had paid a visit to the
Buzz
offices tonight. He had been there around the time that Mona had been in her office. He’d been incredibly shaken about his dismissal. And now Mona lay in the hospital, a gaping hole in her head.
“Are you still there?” he asked.
“Yes, I’m here,” I said quietly. “Did you see Mona tonight?”
“No, I never went down to that end of the floor. I just grabbed the two letters and left. Do you know what her condition is? Is she going to live?”
“I don’t know, Robby. Tell me—how did you get into the office? Didn’t you say they took away your ID when you left today?”
He expelled a nervous sigh. “Yes, they did. And I knew I wouldn’t be able to get into the office without it. But I realized that I was still on the list for the
Track
party tonight. And I knew that all I would have to do was show up in the lobby, give my name, and present a photo ID—I used my driver’s license. So that’s what I did. They even had a separate security guard checking off names of people going to the party—some guy I’d never even seen before. Once I was on the floor, this guy who works freelance in the art department just happened to be leaving. I don’t think he had a clue I’d been canned, so he held the door open for me.”
“What time was this?”
“It was just a couple of minutes before eight. I checked my watch because I wanted to make sure it was late enough and that nobody would be around.”
“
Was
there anyone around?”
“No, the place was empty. The guy from art must have been the last person to leave. Like I said, I just grabbed the letters and got the hell out of there.”
“Did you leave the front way?”
“No, I went down the stairs—all the way to the lobby. I didn’t want to take any chances. Why are you grilling me on this, Bailey? You don’t think
I
had anything to do with this thing, do you?”
“I didn’t say that. I’m just wondering how close you came to bumping into the person who did it. Did you notice the lights on in Mona’s office?”
“No. I mean, they might have been on, but I never went around the corner.”
My mind was reeling. I must have missed Robby by fifteen to twenty minutes. Was he telling me the truth? Or was he the one who had smashed Mona’s skull? I couldn’t imagine him being capable of such an act, yet he’d been despondent about being fired.
“Do you think the police are going to suspect me?” he asked, his voice suddenly filled with desperation.
“Hopefully Mona will be okay and she’ll be able to tell the police what happened. But until she regains consciousness, you’re probably going to seem like a very viable suspect. You have to talk to a lawyer as soon as possible.”
“Oh God, this is horrible,” he wailed.
“I
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