Chapter 56: I missed Her

“ Anything missing, Inspector,” Mr Thompson asked the inspector as soon as they came down the stairs, having checked the rooms over and over again to be sure they hadn't missed anything.

“ Nothing at the moment, Mr Thompson” Inspector Scott replied as he came to stand in front of them. He smoothed out his uniform and took the seat across from them. With his pen in his hands, he started his questioning.

“ With nothing missing, this rules out the possibility of theft. Mrs Evan who do you think would kidnap your daughter” Inspector Scott asked Mrs Evans who was dabbing at the tears in her eyes and trying to think hard on his questions.

With the notepad and pen in hand, the inspector was waiting for the answers but it seemed none was forthcoming. He decided to help her and give her some clues'' Maybe some friends from school or work colleagues who would wish her bad”

“ I___ don't really know. My daughter never really communicated with me. And___'' She paused to sniff and dabbed at her ey