Episode 18
“Well Jessica, are you ever going to answer my question?”
“Your question Ivy?”
“Jessica, who is Sarah?”
“The truth is I don’t know.”
“You don’t know? But I take it you and Sam are going to let her live here with us.”
“She and Marty had been in the woods outside town and they came running into the Book Café yesterday. We were all so happy that Marty was safe and then he told us that Sarah’s Mom had disappeared after taking her out for a picnic and they couldn’t find her.”
“And that’s all you know?”
“That’s all I know for sure. Why are you grilling me like this?”
“I just asked a simple question.”
On the other side of the kitchen door were three sets of curious ears belonging to Marty, Sarah, and James.
“What are they saying; it sounds like an argument?” Asked Sarah.
“I can’t tell.” Said Marty.
“Here, let me try something.” Sarah rubbed her hand over the door as if clearing condensation from a fogged window and slowly a transparent circle appeared in the door. “There, now we can see and hear them but they can’t see or hear us.”
“If you’re uncomfortable with Sarah living here you could always move out. Said Jessica.
“Oh now we get to it. You’re still jealous that I’m with your Father.”
“I’m not going to lie to you Ivy. I wish David Hastings had never come to town and taken my Mother away from my Dad. That’s never going to change.”
“Oh Marty, that lady doesn’t like me at all, does she?” Sarah began to cry.
“Don’t cry Sarah.”
“I wish I knew where my Mommie was.”
“Hey guys.” Said James, who had moved to the window.
“Not now James.” Said Marty in an irritated big brotherly tone. “Listen Sarah, you like Jessica and Sam right,?”
“Yes.” Sarah sniffled.
“Well I’m sure they’re going to let you stay here and help you find your Mom no matter what that other lady thinks.”
“You really think so?”
“I do.”
“Maybe you’re right.”
“Guys?”
“What is it James?” Said Marty in the same tone as before.
“There’s a pony in yard next door; maybe we can try to find Sarah’s Mom ourselves while we’re riding the pony.
“James, that pony probably belongs to Endora or Maria.”
Then Marty looked over and saw that Sarah had brightened at James’ suggestion.
“All right you two I guess it wouldn’t hurt to go next door and ask.” Said Marty.
The phone had gone dead because Grace had dropped the handset when John walked through the door.
“Sam? Sam are you still there? We must have been cut off. John! I’ve been so worried. Where have you been?
“I thought I could track down Dad on my own. I went to all the places we would go to when I was a little boy and he would take me to Greece; but no luck.”
“I’m really starting to think that it’s not safe for me to stay in Greece and I’ve booked a flight back to Harmony.”
“You’re going back to Harmony?”
“Yes, I want to find your Father, but I just can’t shake the feeling that I’d be in danger anywhere in Europe. I can’t explain it. It would be a big help, if you could go back to London and close up the house for me.
“Sure, I can do that for you, but there must be some other way that we haven’t thought of to find Dad. Maybe I could take a look at that bust you mentioned?”
“I already sent it back to the States. Just before we were cut off, Sam told me it had arrived. I don’t think it would be any help finding David though. It has some kind of connection to Alistair. From what I’ve been able to piece together Alistair spent some time here in Greece when he was a young man; not much older than you are now.”
“Why does everything seem to lead back to that man?”
“The people in Harmony have been asking that question for years.”
“Come on lighten up. Why don’t you just tell the woman how you feel?” Said Vincent.
“I can’t do that, can I? Even if I wanted to, now that she thinks I’m Valerie’s boyfriend.” And Adam heaved a sigh.
“Sorry about that.”
“Well you should be.”
“Sorry to break up your little coffee clutch gentlemen.” Mr. Jamison was standing in the break room door. “But in case you hadn’t noticed we have newspaper to run. At least I do. I tell you my brother Jonah would never put up with slackers like you two.
“Just tell us what you need Mr. Jamison.” Said Adam.
“What I need? What I need? Let me see. Well you could get your butts down to the morgue Lennox!”
“The morgue sir?”
“Yes, Clarkson, the morgue. That bug we have at the police station paid off once again. Jared Casey’s body has disappeared from…You guessed it: The morgue!”
This just keeps getting weirder and weirder. Thought Adam to himself.
A few minutes later, Vincent and Adam were standing on the corner across the street from the morgue. They could see Sam’s police car parked out front.
“So, now what are we supposed to do?” Asked Vincent.
“I guess we wait and see if we can get a statement from Sam or Luis when they come out.”
As it turned out, they didn’t have to kill that much time before they saw the two cops walking back to the vehicle.
“Well, that was a wasted trip. All it did was confirm what we already knew: Jared Casey’s body is missing.” Sam was saying.
“Even by Harmony standards, this is a strange case. Say did I hear you talking to Grace on the phone before?”
“Yeah and I’m worried. We were cut off.
“But she’s still coming home?”
“That’s what she said. She’s supposed to be on the first flight to Harmony tomorrow.”
Tomorrow, thought Adam. She’s a little early, but at least I’m ready for her. Only then did he realize that the marble from Timmy wasn’t in his pocket where he had put it.
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End of Episode 18
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