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night’s episode.” She glared at Gabe.
    â€œWe’ll be discreet,” Gabe assured her. “I’d like to speak with your medical director.”
    Ms. Faust turned toward the pretty brunette woman at the desk. “Sharon, would you show these officers to Dr. Crowley’s office, please?”
    Sharon glanced up, her dark mocha eyes regarding Ms. Faust a bit warily. “Uh, Dr. Crowley’s out today. Dr. Sheffield is filling in.”
    â€œJust take them to the doctor,” Ms. Faust barked.
    Sharon scrambled out of her seat, catching the heel of her shoe on the edge of the desk. She righted herself, smoothing a hand down the front of her red skirt. She was taller than she appeared while sitting behind the desk. “This way.”
    He could feel Angie’s questioning gaze as they followed Sharon down the hall.
    â€œLast night?” Angie finally asked.
    â€œKristina visited her grandmother,” he stated.
    â€œAnd?”
    â€œIt was after visiting hours.”
    â€œI see.”
    He doubted that, but he didn’t want to explain. Because if he did, then he’d have to examine why he’d come running when Kris called in the middle of the night.
    â€œGabe!”
    Kristina waved at him from the doorway of an apartment.
    His footsteps faltered. He hesitated, torn between his duty and the need to go to Kris.
    Angie laid a hand on his arm. Her gaze flickered to Kris and back. He could read the speculation in her warm brown eyes. “Do you want me to interview the doc?”
    â€œThat would be great.” He gave her a grateful smile. “Ask about the two people we know are missing and see if anyone has recently expired. And,” he added as he lowered his voice, “ask about Sadie Arnold’s mental health.”
    â€œYou know he can’t tell me anything,” she countered with a frown.
    â€œTrue. But I trust you to get his assessment off the record.”
    Again her focus flickered to Kris and back. She searched his face before heaving a sigh. “Will do.”
    Angie walked away, her dark ponytail swaying with each step. He hated disappointing her, but nothing was going to happen between them. Especially not with Kris in the picture. Even though he had no idea where that relationship was headed. He hurried to where Kris stood waiting.
    â€œI’m so glad you came. Grams is all agitated,” shesaid in a rush, clearly agitated as well. “The director told her that Denise Jamesen went to visit her relatives in Rhode Island for the holiday. But Grams insists that Denise wouldn’t do that. She’s certain the body last night was Denise’s.”
    If not for the threatening note on Kris’s door, Gabe would have argued that only Sadie had seen a body, which didn’t mean there had been one. But now…Something was going on. Still he wasn’t sure it had to do with dead bodies. That was a little far-fetched.
    He took Kris’s hand. “I’ll talk to Ms. Faust and find out more about Ms. Jamesen’s whereabouts.”
    Sadie appeared next to Kris. Her wrinkled face lit up with pleasure. “Detective. So good of you to come see us.”
    â€œMa’am,” he replied. Did she remember why he was here?
    â€œI was just telling Gabe about your friend Denise,” Kris said.
    Sadie’s brow furrowed with concern. “She wouldn’t have gone to see her nephew and his family. They didn’t get along. She’d cut them out of her will years ago.”
    â€œDo you know where this nephew lives?” Gabe asked.
    Sadie’s pale lips puckered in thought. “Well, I can’t recall.”
    Gabe smiled. “No worries. I’ll ask Ms. Faust.”
    Sadie’s eyes darkened. “That one’s up to no good, I tell you.”
    Gabe exchanged a glance with Kris. Was Sadie right? Was the director up to no good? Or were they following the ramblings of a slipping mind?
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