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“Is it possible our baby’s DNA was there?”
“Maybe.” She swallowed hard. “I had to have an amniocentesis done. That’s a test where they draw some fluid from around the baby and test it for abnormalities.”
“Why did you have that done?” He felt stupid for not knowing.
“Because I got really sick with pneumonia during my second month of pregnancy. I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want you to worry. You already had a lot on your mind what with adjusting to being a father, and I didn’t want to add to it. Anyway, my OB wanted to make sure the baby hadn’t been harmed from all the meds. She wasn’t,” she quickly added. “The doctor said everything was fine. But the amniotic fluid would contain DNA, and it’s probably on file at the hospital.”
And if the gunmen had that file, that was likely the reason they had taken Sabrina with them when they fled the hospital. They’d wanted Sabrina and the proof that the baby she was carrying was his.
Well, they didn’t have Sabrina. He did. But that didn’t mean they wouldn’t try to get her again so they could force him to do something.
His phone buzzed again, and when he saw Newell’s name on the screen, Shaw answered it as quickly as he could.
“You were right,” Newell said, “the tech didn’t have any trouble finding the files that’d been deleted. There were three of them. One wasn’t labeled, but you’ll recognize both names of the two we could identify. One was for Sabrina Carr.”
Shaw silently cursed. “And the other?”
“Her client, Gavin Cunningham.”
“Cunningham?” Shaw repeated. He didn’t like the way the man’s name kept popping up in this investigation. “Why was his DNA at the hospital?”
“We’re not sure. There was no code to indicate why the file was even there. It wasn’t even logged in properly through official channels. But it was his name on the file itself.”
Another dead end, except this dead end could be reopened once they had Cunningham. “Put every agency in the state on alert. I want Cunningham found immediately. ”
He glanced at Sabrina who was looking very concerned again. Shaw knew how she felt. He had to question Cunningham.
“Breakfast will be here soon,” he said, checking his watch. “I need to wash up before it arrives. Why don’t you go ahead and work on your statement? We can go through it after we eat.”
She nodded but didn’t look at all convinced that she’d be able to concentrate. Again, Shaw knew exactly how she felt, but he had to clear his head before more evidence started pouring in.
He went into the bathroom, but he’d no sooner stepped inside when he heard the noise.
It was a crashing sound.
The sounds of wood and metal being bashed.
Shaw turned, ready to react, but the bathroom door slammed shut when the hotel room door smacked into it.
Someone had broken in.
He shoved at the door, but it was blocked. Shaw rammed his shoulder against it, hard. It still didn’t budge.
“Sabrina?” he called out while he tried again.
She didn’t answer, but the sound she made tore right through him.
Sabrina screamed.
Chapter Six
Sabrina didn’t have any warning of the danger. Just seconds earlier, Shaw had gone into the bathroom to the right of the room entrance. Mere seconds. And then the hotel room door flew open.
The man who came rushing through was wearing a ski mask.
He was also armed.
Worse, he was literally using the hotel door and his body to block Shaw from coming out of the bathroom. She could hear Shaw cursing, calling out her name, and he was bashing against the door, but the gunman wasn’t budging.
Sabrina automatically turned, ready to run, but there was no place for her to escape. Behind her were two windows, but they were on the third floor. Even if she could get the windows open before the gunman grabbed her, she couldn’t risk jumping and hurting the baby. So, she did the only thing she could think to do.
She screamed again.
The man
“Maybe.” She swallowed hard. “I had to have an amniocentesis done. That’s a test where they draw some fluid from around the baby and test it for abnormalities.”
“Why did you have that done?” He felt stupid for not knowing.
“Because I got really sick with pneumonia during my second month of pregnancy. I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want you to worry. You already had a lot on your mind what with adjusting to being a father, and I didn’t want to add to it. Anyway, my OB wanted to make sure the baby hadn’t been harmed from all the meds. She wasn’t,” she quickly added. “The doctor said everything was fine. But the amniotic fluid would contain DNA, and it’s probably on file at the hospital.”
And if the gunmen had that file, that was likely the reason they had taken Sabrina with them when they fled the hospital. They’d wanted Sabrina and the proof that the baby she was carrying was his.
Well, they didn’t have Sabrina. He did. But that didn’t mean they wouldn’t try to get her again so they could force him to do something.
His phone buzzed again, and when he saw Newell’s name on the screen, Shaw answered it as quickly as he could.
“You were right,” Newell said, “the tech didn’t have any trouble finding the files that’d been deleted. There were three of them. One wasn’t labeled, but you’ll recognize both names of the two we could identify. One was for Sabrina Carr.”
Shaw silently cursed. “And the other?”
“Her client, Gavin Cunningham.”
“Cunningham?” Shaw repeated. He didn’t like the way the man’s name kept popping up in this investigation. “Why was his DNA at the hospital?”
“We’re not sure. There was no code to indicate why the file was even there. It wasn’t even logged in properly through official channels. But it was his name on the file itself.”
Another dead end, except this dead end could be reopened once they had Cunningham. “Put every agency in the state on alert. I want Cunningham found immediately. ”
He glanced at Sabrina who was looking very concerned again. Shaw knew how she felt. He had to question Cunningham.
“Breakfast will be here soon,” he said, checking his watch. “I need to wash up before it arrives. Why don’t you go ahead and work on your statement? We can go through it after we eat.”
She nodded but didn’t look at all convinced that she’d be able to concentrate. Again, Shaw knew exactly how she felt, but he had to clear his head before more evidence started pouring in.
He went into the bathroom, but he’d no sooner stepped inside when he heard the noise.
It was a crashing sound.
The sounds of wood and metal being bashed.
Shaw turned, ready to react, but the bathroom door slammed shut when the hotel room door smacked into it.
Someone had broken in.
He shoved at the door, but it was blocked. Shaw rammed his shoulder against it, hard. It still didn’t budge.
“Sabrina?” he called out while he tried again.
She didn’t answer, but the sound she made tore right through him.
Sabrina screamed.
Chapter Six
Sabrina didn’t have any warning of the danger. Just seconds earlier, Shaw had gone into the bathroom to the right of the room entrance. Mere seconds. And then the hotel room door flew open.
The man who came rushing through was wearing a ski mask.
He was also armed.
Worse, he was literally using the hotel door and his body to block Shaw from coming out of the bathroom. She could hear Shaw cursing, calling out her name, and he was bashing against the door, but the gunman wasn’t budging.
Sabrina automatically turned, ready to run, but there was no place for her to escape. Behind her were two windows, but they were on the third floor. Even if she could get the windows open before the gunman grabbed her, she couldn’t risk jumping and hurting the baby. So, she did the only thing she could think to do.
She screamed again.
The man
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