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EIGHT

The envelope contained a single sheet of paper inside and the words it carried were high-cased letters and type scripted.  Thad held the note by its edge and placed it on a table in front of him to examine it better.  Whoever had done it had probably watched plenty of CSI episodes movies to know that the best ransom notes are ones simply stated with no formalities—why put in too many words and risk giving yourself away on a dime when analysed.  It could be the work of a pro or even an amateur pretending to be one, Thad surmised as he read the note once again.

YOUR BOY IS SAFE AND TAKEN CARE OF.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE HIM AGAIN, WAIT BY THE PHONE.

—ANONYMOUS

Simple and straight to the point.  The guy wasn’t into wasting any words, and yet he’d left Constance in pain waiting for his call to come through.  Thad turned the note over and saw nothing there indicative of an error on the sender’s pa

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