father?”
“Because right before she disappeared, her dad and Justin sat down with her and told her to grow up. They were really tired of some of the immature things she had been doing. They cared about her, they wanted to help her.”
“What kind of immature things, Sara?”
“Well, uh, stupid things. Like one night she got drunk, took her clothes off and jumped into a neighbor’s swimming pool. Then she took Justin’s American Express card and called the company and cancelled it so that when they were out to dinner that night he was really embarrassed when he went to pay the bill.”
“Okay. But, concluding from these behaviors is a stretch to say that she ran away.”
Sara gulped, “Yes, sir, I guess so.”
“Why do you think she ran away? Do you have any proof other than her being mad and acting out like that?”
“Uh, she borrowed some money from me the day before she disappeared…”
“How much money?”
“Five thousand dollars.”
Gallagher almost fell off his chair. “Five thousand dollars? How did you have access to that kind of money and why would you give it to her?”
“I had a trust in my name. I drew it out. She’s my best friend. She said it was an emergency and that she couldn’t go to her dad about it. So, I gave it to her.”
“Sara, you’re a good friend, maybe a little too good. Let me think about this, okay? Leave your address and phone number and I will get back to you. Thank you for coming in. I am sure Allison will show up and you will see your friend again.”
The girl stood up to leave. “I hope she did run away. That means she’s alive, right.”
Gallagher smiled, “It’s a positive sign of survival, yes. Please hold on to your money in the future, okay?”
Sara smiled and walked out the door leaving Gallagher to sit there pondering the obvious question, “Did Allison Taylor run away to get back at the two most important people in her life?”
He now had a favorite new scenario for the missing Allison Taylor.
Chapter Nine-the Media
“Hey Gallagher, there’s someone here to see you! It’s some lady from Channel Two.”
The detective groaned to himself, “ The press has arrived, how lucky can one man be.”
An attractive blonde woman walked up to him, “Detective Gallagher, I’m Cherise Cannon from Channel Two news. How are you today, sir?”
Without looking up Gallagher mumbled, “Busy. Leave your card.”
She laughed, “Come on detective, play nice. I just want to check out a possible story here.”
He turned to face her. “Oh, are you referring to the story of the re-opening of the Kent Weldon murder case from twenty years ago? I have the press release right here. Thanks for coming down.”
She smiled smugly, “No, but thanks. I am here to ask you about the disappearance of Archer Taylor’s daughter, Allison. We have it on a good source that she went missing a week ago and,”
Gallagher bluffed, “Well unfortunately, your good source is way off base. We have our sources and they are telling us that Miss Taylor went on a little vacation up by Dahlonega to do a little hiking before school starts,”
Cherise Cannon was not fazed, “Well, my source is her mother,
“Because right before she disappeared, her dad and Justin sat down with her and told her to grow up. They were really tired of some of the immature things she had been doing. They cared about her, they wanted to help her.”
“What kind of immature things, Sara?”
“Well, uh, stupid things. Like one night she got drunk, took her clothes off and jumped into a neighbor’s swimming pool. Then she took Justin’s American Express card and called the company and cancelled it so that when they were out to dinner that night he was really embarrassed when he went to pay the bill.”
“Okay. But, concluding from these behaviors is a stretch to say that she ran away.”
Sara gulped, “Yes, sir, I guess so.”
“Why do you think she ran away? Do you have any proof other than her being mad and acting out like that?”
“Uh, she borrowed some money from me the day before she disappeared…”
“How much money?”
“Five thousand dollars.”
Gallagher almost fell off his chair. “Five thousand dollars? How did you have access to that kind of money and why would you give it to her?”
“I had a trust in my name. I drew it out. She’s my best friend. She said it was an emergency and that she couldn’t go to her dad about it. So, I gave it to her.”
“Sara, you’re a good friend, maybe a little too good. Let me think about this, okay? Leave your address and phone number and I will get back to you. Thank you for coming in. I am sure Allison will show up and you will see your friend again.”
The girl stood up to leave. “I hope she did run away. That means she’s alive, right.”
Gallagher smiled, “It’s a positive sign of survival, yes. Please hold on to your money in the future, okay?”
Sara smiled and walked out the door leaving Gallagher to sit there pondering the obvious question, “Did Allison Taylor run away to get back at the two most important people in her life?”
He now had a favorite new scenario for the missing Allison Taylor.
Chapter Nine-the Media
“Hey Gallagher, there’s someone here to see you! It’s some lady from Channel Two.”
The detective groaned to himself, “ The press has arrived, how lucky can one man be.”
An attractive blonde woman walked up to him, “Detective Gallagher, I’m Cherise Cannon from Channel Two news. How are you today, sir?”
Without looking up Gallagher mumbled, “Busy. Leave your card.”
She laughed, “Come on detective, play nice. I just want to check out a possible story here.”
He turned to face her. “Oh, are you referring to the story of the re-opening of the Kent Weldon murder case from twenty years ago? I have the press release right here. Thanks for coming down.”
She smiled smugly, “No, but thanks. I am here to ask you about the disappearance of Archer Taylor’s daughter, Allison. We have it on a good source that she went missing a week ago and,”
Gallagher bluffed, “Well unfortunately, your good source is way off base. We have our sources and they are telling us that Miss Taylor went on a little vacation up by Dahlonega to do a little hiking before school starts,”
Cherise Cannon was not fazed, “Well, my source is her mother,
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