CHAPTER_NN1 8_CRD 
CLEARLY_AV0 ,_PUN KATHLEEN_NP0 WYATT_NP0 was_VBD in_PRP yesterday_AV0 's_POS clothes_NN2 ._SENT 
My_DPS guess_NN1 was_VBD that_CJT she_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN driving_VVG around_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 looking_VVG for_PRP her_DPS daughter_NN1 and_CJC granddaughter_NN1 since_CJS then_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP seemed_VVD out_AVP of_PRF it_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP put_VVB it_PNP down_AVP to_PRP stress_NN1 and_CJC exhaustion_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP took_VVD her_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 break_NN1 room_NN1 ,_PUN got_VVD her_DPS coffee_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 leftover_AJ0 donut_NN1 ,_PUN waited_VVD for_PRP her_PNP outside_PRP the_AT0 ladies_NN2 '_POS room_NN1 ._SENT 
Given_VVN the_AT0 Clapper_NN1 rules_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP told_VVD her_PNP that_CJT Lieutenant_NP0 Murry_NP0 was_VBD working_VVG the_AT0 case_NN1 full-bore_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP quoted_VVD the_AT0 record_NN1 :_PUN that_DT0 at_PRP ten_CRD after_PRP eleven_CRD Monday_NP0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN Lucas_NP0 called_VVD his_DPS wife_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS cell_NN1 phone_NN1 and_CJC she_PNP answered_VVD ._SENT Their_DPS call_NN1 lasted_VVD just_AV0 under_PRP three_CRD minutes_NN2 ._SENT Then_AV0 I_PNP moved_VVD on_AVP to_PRP reassurances_NN2 :_PUN that_CJT most_DT0 likely_AJ0 Tara_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 ready_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI found_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI in_PRP touch_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC then_AV0 I_PNP heard_VVD myself_PNX say_VVI that_CJT I_PNP would_VM0 drive_VVI out_AVP to_PRP Sunset_NN1 Park_NN1 Prep_NN1 and_CJC talk_NN1 to_PRP Lucas_NP0 personally_AV0 to_TO0 assure_VVI myself_PNX that_CJT he_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 hurt_VVN anyone_PNI ._SENT 
She_PNP gave_VVD me_PNP a_AT0 disbelieving_AJ0 look_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Kathleen_NP0 ._SENT Either_AV0 trust_VVB me_PNP or_CJC leave_VVB me_PNP out_AVP of_PRF this_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP trust_VVB you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Good_AJ0 ._SENT Go_VVB home_AV0 and_CJC get_VVB some_DT0 sleep_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP walked_VVD Kathleen_NP0 down_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 ,_PUN watched_VVD as_CJS she_PNP drove_VVD off_AVP in_PRP her_DPS ancient_AJ0 Fiat_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 I_PNP went_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 day_NN1 lot_NN1 across_PRP Bryant_NP0 and_CJC got_VVD my_DPS car_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF stir_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD thought_VVN that_CJT I_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 decision_NN1 to_TO0 make_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP 'd_VHD already_AV0 made_VVN it_PNP ._SENT Something_PNI was_VBD drawing_VVG me_PNP to_PRP this_DT0 case_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 explain_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP felt_VVD attached_VVN and_CJC that_CJT maybe_AV0 I_PNP could_VM0 bring_VVI Tara_NP0 and_CJC Lorrie_NP0 Burke_NP0 home_AV0 safely_AV0 ._SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD half_DT0 past_PRP two_CRD ._SENT School_NN1 was_VBD still_AV0 in_PRP session_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP called_VVD dispatch_NN1 ,_PUN told_VVD them_PNP I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 take_VVI a_AT0 half_DT0 day_NN1 lost_VVD time_NN1 ,_PUN texted_AJ0 Rich_NP0 that_CJT the_AT0 less_AV0 he_PNP knew_VVD the_AT0 better_AJC and_CJC I_PNP 'd_VM0 call_VVI him_PNP later_AV0 ._SENT Then_AV0 I_PNP called_VVD Cindy_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ so_AV0 off_PRP the_AT0 record_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ in_PRP a_AT0 different_AJ0 time_NN1 zone_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD to_PRP her_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ 've_VHB you_PNP got_VVN ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB taking_VVG a_AT0 flier_NN1 ._SENT Gonna_NP0 talk_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 husband_NN1 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 tell_VVI Richie_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB disobeying_VVG the_AT0 new_AJ0 chief_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Love_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN Linds_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Sunset_NN1 Park_NN1 Prep_NN1 was_VBD located_VVN on_PRP Thirty-Seventh_ORD Avenue_NP0 and_CJC Rivera_NP0 Street_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC this_DT0 was_VBD where_AVQ Lucas_NP0 taught_VVD English_AJ0 to_PRP eleventh-_AJ0 and_CJC twelfth-grade_AJ0 girls_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP knew_VVD of_PRF the_AT0 school_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD reputed_VVN to_TO0 offer_VVI a_AT0 college-level_AJ0 experience_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 day-school_AJ0 environment_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP parked_VVD the_AT0 car_NN1 on_PRP Sunset_NN1 Boulevard_NP0 ,_PUN clipped_VVD my_DPS badge_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 inside_AJ0 pocket_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS jacket_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC tucked_VVD my_DPS gun_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 back_AJ0 waistband_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS chinos_NN2 ._SENT 
I_PNP looked_VVD up_AVP Lucas_NP0 Burke_NP0 's_POS class_NN1 schedule_NN1 again_AV0 —_PUN and_CJC ,_PUN yes_ITJ ,_PUN from_PRP three_CRD to_PRP four_CRD he_PNP had_VHD an_AT0 office_NN1 hour_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 Academic_AJ0 Building_NN1 ._SENT 
Could_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI timed_VVN it_PNP better_AJC if_CJS I_PNP 'd_VHD tried_VVN ._SENT 
I_PNP put_VVD my_DPS phone_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS breast_NN1 pocket_NN1 and_CJC got_VVD out_AVP of_PRF my_DPS car_NN1 ._SENT 
Ready_AJ0 or_CJC not_XX0 ,_PUN Lucas_NP0 Burke_NP0 ._SENT Here_AV0 I_PNP come_VVB ._SENT 
CHAPTER_NN1 9_CRD 
I_PNP WAS_VBD DEFYING_VVG a_AT0 direct_AJ0 order_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP felt_VVD justified_AJ0 ._SENT 
In_PRP three_CRD out_AVP of_PRF four_CRD cases_NN2 of_PRF familial_AJ0 homicide_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 husband_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 killer_NN1 ._SENT Dozens_CRD of_PRF cases_NN2 came_VVD to_PRP me_PNP ;_PUN bludgeoned_VVD wives_NN2 and_CJC smothered_AJ0 children_NN2 ,_PUN buried_VVN in_PRP shallow_AJ0 graves_NN2 or_CJC put_VVB through_PRP wood_NN1 chippers_NN2 ,_PUN entire_AJ0 families_NN2 shot_VVD and_CJC tucked_VVD into_PRP their_DPS beds_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 husband_NN1 displaying_VVG grief_NN1 ,_PUN begging_VVG the_AT0 real_AJ0 killer_NN1 to_TO0 come_VVI forward_AV0 or_CJC leaving_VVG the_AT0 country_NN1 ._SENT Often_AV0 they_PNP remarried_VVD in_AVP under_PRP a_AT0 year_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 given_VVN up_AVP on_PRP Tara_NP0 and_CJC Lorrie_NP0 Burke_NP0 after_CJS less_AV0 than_CJS a_AT0 day_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 half_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 was_VBD still_AV0 a_AT0 presumed_AJ0 missing_AJ0 persons_NN2 case_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 if_CJS the_AT0 chance_NN1 of_PRF finding_VVG the_AT0 two_CRD alive_AJ0 was_VBD heading_VVG toward_PRP zero_CRD ._SENT I_PNP needed_VVD to_TO0 get_VVI a_AT0 take_NN1 on_PRP Lucas_NP0 Burke_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 man_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 center_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT 
I_PNP parked_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 lot_NN1 at_PRP Sunset_NN1 Park_NN1 Prep_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 ten-acre_AJ0 campus_NN1 had_VHD grounds_NN2 like_PRP clipped_AJ0 green_AJ0 velvet_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 main_AJ0 building_NN1 was_VBD imposing_AJ0 ,_PUN built_VVN of_PRF white_AJ0 stone_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 early_AJ0 twentieth_ORD century_NN1 ._SENT Athletic_AJ0 fields_NN2 and_CJC smaller_AJC buildings_NN2 stretched_VVD out_AVP beyond_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
I_PNP 'd_VHD just_AV0 flashed_VVN my_DPS badge_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 visitors_NN2 '_POS check-in_NN1 when_CJS the_AT0 bell_NN1 rang_VVD and_CJC students_NN2 exited_VVD classrooms_NN2 ,_PUN chattering_VVG as_CJS they_PNP walked_VVD the_AT0 broad_AJ0 corridor_NN1 to_PRP their_DPS next_ORD class_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP stopped_VVD a_AT0 group_NN1 of_PRF young_AJ0 ladies_NN2 and_CJC asked_VVD where_AVQ I_PNP could_VM0 find_VVI Mr._NP0 Lucas_NP0 Burke_NP0 's_POS office_NN1 ._SENT 
One_PNI said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ You_PNP just_AV0 passed_VVD it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP reversed_VVD course_NN1 ,_PUN saw_VVD "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Burke_NP0 "_PUQ on_PRP a_AT0 nameplate_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 left_NN1 of_PRF an_AT0 office_NN1 door_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP knocked_VVD and_CJC heard_VVD "_PUQ Come_VVB innnn_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Burke_NP0 looked_VVD up_AVP when_CJS I_PNP entered_VVD his_DPS office_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 good-looking_AJ0 fortyish_AJ0 man_NN1 sitting_VVG behind_PRP a_AT0 desk_NN1 heaped_VVN with_PRP neat_AJ0 stacks_NN2 of_PRF paper_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS hair_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 thick_AJ0 and_CJC wavy_AJ0 auburn_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP wore_VVD tortoiseshell_NN1 glasses_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 blazer_NN1 over_PRP a_AT0 blue_AJ0 shirt_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 rep_NN1 tie_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 wedding_NN1 band_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS ring_NN1 finger_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP showed_VVD him_PNP the_AT0 badge_NN1 clipped_VVN to_PRP my_DPS inside_AJ0 jacket_NN1 pocket_NN1 and_CJC introduced_VVD myself_PNX ._SENT We_PNP shook_VVD hands_NN2 and_CJC he_PNP offered_VVD me_PNP a_AT0 chair_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP took_VVD it_PNP and_CJC started_VVD talking_VVG ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP know_VVB that_CJT Kathleen_NP0 Wyatt_NP0 filed_VVD a_AT0 report_NN1 against_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN in_PRP a_AT0 neutral_AJ0 tone_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 anger_VVI or_CJC alarm_VVI him_PNP ._SENT I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 come_VVI off_AVP as_PRP a_AT0 friendly_AJ0 neighborhood_NN1 cop_NN1 ,_PUN checking_VVG out_AVP a_AT0 complaint_NN1 ._SENT 
Burke_NP0 took_VVD off_AVP his_DPS glasses_NN2 ,_PUN swiped_VVD his_DPS face_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS hand_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC sighed_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 time_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Sergeant_NP0 ,_PUN you_PNP 've_VHB met_VVN Kathleen_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ._SENT She_PNP 's_VBZ distraught_AJ0 ._SENT Very_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 've_VHB already_AV0 made_VVN a_AT0 statement_NN1 to_PRP Missing_AJ0 Persons_NN2 about_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Burke_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP picked_VVD up_AVP a_AT0 business_NN1 card_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS desk_NN1 and_CJC read_VVB the_AT0 name_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Lieutenant_NP0 Tom_NP0 Murry_NP0 ._SENT You_PNP should_VM0 check_VVI with_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC since_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB here_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 repeat_VVI myself_PNX ._SENT Kathleen_NP0 Wyatt_NP0 is_VBZ —_PUN how_AVQ shall_VM0 I_PNP say_VVI this_DT0 ?_SENT Eccentric_AJ0 ._SENT Paranoid_AJ0 ._SENT Off_PRP her_DPS rocker_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP calls_VVZ me_PNP at_PRP all_DT0 hours_NN2 and_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB afraid_AJ0 to_TO0 turn_VVI off_AVP the_AT0 phone_NN1 in_PRP case_NN1 Tara_NP0 tries_VVZ to_TO0 reach_VVI me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ She_PNP still_AV0 has_VHZ n't_XX0 called_VVN ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No_ITJ ,_PUN we_PNP have_VHB n't_XX0 spoken_VVN since_CJS I_PNP called_VVD her_PNP yesterday_AV0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 having_VHG a_AT0 panic_NN1 attack_NN1 ._SENT Tara_NP0 ,_PUN like_PRP her_DPS mother_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ high-strung_AJ0 ._SENT We_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 fight_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 even_AV0 remember_VVI what_DTQ it_PNP was_VBD about_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Really_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP must_VM0 know_VVI ,_PUN she_PNP ran_VVD through_PRP our_DPS credit_NN1 line_NN1 on_PRP frivolous_AJ0 purchases_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP bought_VVD her_PNP a_AT0 Volvo_NP0 when_CJS Lorrie_NP0 was_VBD born_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 was_VBD n't_XX0 enough_AV0 ._SENT Underwear_NN1 and_CJC makeup_NN1 and_CJC some_DT0 stupid_AJ0 gadget_NN1 to_TO0 calm_VVI her_DPS mind_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP bought_VVD a_AT0 chair_NN1 ._SENT From_PRP England_NP0 !_SENT Never_AV0 even_AV0 saw_VVD the_AT0 chair_NN1 ._SENT Four_CRD thousand_CRD dollars_NN2 plus_PRP shipping_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP work_VVB my_DPS butt_NN1 off_AVP and_CJC she_PNP gets_VVZ high_AJ0 on_PRP online_AJ0 shopping_NN1 sprees_NN2 ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP took_VVD her_DPS credit_NN1 card_NN1 and_CJC ran_VVD it_PNP through_PRP my_DPS shredder_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Burke_NP0 did_VDD look_VVI annoyed_AJ0 ._SENT Highly_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 see_VVI his_DPS point_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 again_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD providing_VVG motive_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP might_VM0 be_VBI innocent_AJ0 or_CJC could_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 killer_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS instincts_NN2 were_VBD n't_XX0 making_VVG a_AT0 call_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Sergeant_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP can_VM0 tell_VVI you_PNP everything_PNI I_PNP know_VVB right_AV0 now_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP last_ORD saw_VVD Tara_NP0 yesterday_AV0 morning_NN1 at_PRP about_AV0 seven_CRD thirty_CRD when_CJS we_PNP had_VHD our_DPS fight_NN1 ._SENT Shouting_VVG and_CJC name_NN1 calling_VVG only_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP walked_VVD out_AVP and_CJC was_VBD on_PRP time_NN1 for_PRP my_DPS eight_CRD o'clock_AV0 class_NN1 ._SENT An_AT0 hour_NN1 or_CJC so_AV0 later_AV0 ,_PUN Kathleen_NP0 began_VVD calling_VVG my_DPS cell_NN1 every_AT0 ten_CRD minutes_NN2 ._SENT 
I_PNP was_VBD looking_VVG for_PRP tells_VVZ as_CJS I_PNP sat_VVD across_AV0 from_PRP him_PNP ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 sweating_VVG or_CJC avoiding_VVG my_DPS gaze_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 framed_AJ0 photo_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS desk_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP moved_VVD it_PNP toward_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Tara_NP0 and_CJC Lorrie_NP0 at_PRP her_DPS first_ORD birthday_NN1 ,_PUN about_PRP four_CRD months_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT Visible_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 inside_NN1 of_PRF Tara_NP0 's_POS wrist_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 small_AJ0 heart-shaped_AJ0 tattoo_NN1 lettered_VVD "_PUQ LuLu_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Help_VVB yourself_PNX ._SENT Anything_PNI else_AV0 you_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 know_VVI about_PRP my_DPS personal_AJ0 life_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 my_DPS concern_NN1 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Burke_NP0 ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 statewide_AJ0 Amber_NN1 Alert_VVB out_AVP for_PRP your_DPS daughter_NN1 ._SENT Help_VVB us_PNP out_AVP ,_PUN will_VM0 you_PNP ?_SENT You_PNP must_VM0 have_VHI some_DT0 thoughts_NN2 about_PRP where_AVQ Tara_NP0 and_CJC Lorrie_NP0 might_VM0 be_VBI ._SENT "_PUQ 
Burke_NP0 waved_VVD away_AV0 the_AT0 implied_AJ0 question_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ You_PNP know_VVB Tara_ITJ never_AV0 even_AV0 locked_VVN the_AT0 doors_NN2 on_PRP our_DPS house_NN1 ,_PUN right_AV0 ?_SENT And_CJC she_PNP 's_VHZ done_VDN this_DT0 before_AV0 ._SENT This_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP emptied_VVD our_DPS safe_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 get_VVI far_AV0 on_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 twenties_CRD ._SENT The_AT0 baby_NN1 's_POS diaper_NN1 bag_NN1 is_VBZ gone_VVN ._SENT Here_AV0 's_VBZ an_AT0 idea_NN1 ._SENT Why_AVQ do_VDB n't_XX0 I_PNP file_VVI charges_NN2 against_PRP her_PNP ?_SENT How_AVQ about_PRP kidnapping_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP starters_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Good_AJ0 idea_NN1 ._SENT Come_VVB with_PRP me_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 station_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP can_VM0 make_VVI a_AT0 statement_NN1 ,_PUN file_VVB your_DPS complaint_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC we_PNP can_VM0 have_VHI a_AT0 longer_AJC talk_NN1 ._SENT Mr._NP0 Burke_NP0 ,_PUN let_VVB 's_POS get_VVB Tara_NP0 and_CJC Lorrie_NP0 home_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP scoffed_VVD and_CJC then_AV0 he_PNP laughed_VVD and_CJC said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Tara_NP0 's_VBZ just_AV0 pissed_VVN off_AVP at_PRP me_PNP ._SENT She_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 doting_AJ0 mother_NN1 ._SENT Nothing_PNI will_VM0 happen_VVI to_PRP Lorrie_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
A_AT0 young_AJ0 woman_NN1 appeared_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 doorway_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 long_AJ0 blond_AJ0 braid_NN1 and_CJC blue-painted_AJ0 fingernails_NN2 that_CJT matched_VVD her_DPS school_NN1 uniform_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Mr._NP0 Burke_NP0 ,_PUN when_AVQ should_VM0 I_PNP come_VVI back_AVP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Give_VVB me_PNP ten_CRD minutes_NN2 ,_PUN Misty_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP said_VVD okay_AJ0 and_CJC left_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Another_DT0 thing_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Burke_NP0 went_VVD on_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Sergeant_NP0 ,_PUN here_AV0 's_VBZ something_PNI you_PNP should_VM0 know_VVI ._SENT Tara_NP0 's_POS doctor_NN1 prescribed_AJ0 antidepressants_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB still_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 medicine_NN1 chest_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 bottle_NN1 is_VBZ full_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ She_PNP 's_VBZ gone_VVN off_AVP her_DPS meds_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ._SENT And_CJC in_PRP my_DPS opinion_NN1 ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ why_AVQ she_PNP 's_VBZ telling_VVG stories_NN2 to_PRP her_DPS friends_NN2 ,_PUN spending_VVG like_PRP crazy_AJ0 ,_PUN running_VVG away_AV0 from_PRP home_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC do_VDB you_PNP want_VVI to_TO0 know_VVI what_DTQ worries_VVZ me_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP was_VBD ranting_VVG ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 going_VVG to_TO0 stop_VVI him_PNP ._SENT I_PNP actually_AV0 found_VVD him_PNP believable_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP wished_VVD I_PNP 'd_VHD had_VHN this_DT0 on_PRP tape_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Tell_VVB me_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ worries_VVZ me_PNP is_VBZ that_CJT Tara_NP0 is_VBZ unhinged_VVN ,_PUN Kathleen_NP0 is_VBZ unhinged_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC if_CJS this_DT0 is_VBZ genetic_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP worry_VVB Lorrie_NP0 will_VM0 be_VBI ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT Okay_AV0 ?_SENT Give_VVB me_PNP your_DPS card_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP 'll_VM0 call_VVI you_PNP when_CJS I_PNP hear_VVB from_PRP my_DPS wife_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
CHAPTER_NN1 10_CRD 
FIVE_CRD MINUTES_NN2 LATER_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD back_AVP in_PRP my_DPS car_NN1 and_CJC still_AV0 deeply_AV0 disturbed_VVN about_PRP the_AT0 missing_AJ0 wife_NN1 and_CJC child_NN1 ._SENT 
Kathleen_NP0 Wyatt_NP0 had_VHD gotten_VVN to_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP believed_VVD in_PRP my_DPS heart_NN1 that_CJT Tara_NP0 and_CJC Lorrie_NP0 were_VBD in_PRP danger_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 walk_VVI away_AV0 ,_PUN despite_PRP Clapper_NP0 's_POS direct_AJ0 order_NN1 ,_PUN until_CJS they_PNP were_VBD safe_AJ0 ._SENT 
Lucas_NP0 Burke_NP0 had_VHD n't_XX0 raised_VVN my_DPS hackles_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 feel_VVI that_CJT he_PNP had_VHD killed_VVN Tara_NP0 and_CJC Lorrie_NP0 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 seemed_VVN very_AV0 worried_AJ0 ,_PUN either_AV0 ._SENT Where_AVQ were_VBD they_PNP ?_SENT Had_VHD Tara_NP0 run_VVN off_AVP ,_PUN as_CJS her_DPS husband_NN1 insisted_VVD ?_SENT Or_CJC had_VHD something_PNI happened_VVN to_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN as_CJS Kathleen_NP0 feared_VVD ?_SENT 
I_PNP thought_VVD about_PRP Tara_NP0 and_CJC Lorrie_NP0 Burke_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP swear_VVB I_PNP heard_VVD them_PNP calling_VVG out_AVP to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT If_CJS they_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 home_AV0 by_PRP morning_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 get_VVI this_DT0 damned_AJ0 case_NN1 from_PRP Missing_AJ0 Persons_NN2 and_CJC work_VVB it_PNP ._SENT Get_VVB search_NN1 warrants_NN2 ._SENT Interview_NN1 Burke_NP0 's_POS coworkers_NN2 ,_PUN students_NN2 ,_PUN neighbors_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC friends_NN2 ._SENT 
My_DPS tension_NN1 turned_VVD physical_AJ0 ._SENT My_DPS neck_NN1 and_CJC shoulders_NN2 were_VBD cramping_VVG ._SENT It_PNP felt_VVD like_PRP the_AT0 restraints_NN2 Clapper_NP0 had_VHD put_VVN on_PRP me_PNP were_VBD tightening_VVG ._SENT 
I_PNP got_VVD back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 squad_NN1 room_NN1 at_PRP just_AV0 after_PRP five_CRD and_CJC found_VVD a_AT0 note_NN1 from_PRP Conklin_NP0 weighted_VVD down_AVP by_PRP my_DPS stapler_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP 'm_VBB with_PRP the_AT0 search_NN1 team_NN1 ._SENT Call_VVB you_PNP later_AV0 ._SENT R_ZZ0 ._SENT 
I_PNP gulped_VVD Tylenol_NP0 dry_AJ0 and_CJC called_VVD Richie_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP picked_VVD up_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Where_AVQ are_VBB you_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ At_PRP my_DPS desk_NN1 ._SENT How_AVQ 's_VBZ it_PNP going_VVG ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 've_VHB got_VVN that_CJT feeling_VVG like_PRP when_CJS you_PNP 've_VHB put_VVN something_PNI down_AVP in_PRP your_DPS house_NN1 and_CJC ca_VM0 n't_XX0 find_VVI it_PNP ._SENT But_CJC you_PNP know_VVB it_PNP 's_VBZ there_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ gotta_NN1 be_VBI there_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
We_PNP talked_VVD more_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP told_VVD him_PNP about_PRP my_DPS interview_NN1 with_PRP Burke_NP0 ,_PUN warming_VVG myself_PNX up_AVP for_PRP an_AT0 unpleasant_AJ0 meeting_NN1 with_PRP Clapper_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC told_VVD Rich_AJ0 I_PNP 'd_VM0 report_VVI back_AVP ._SENT I_PNP took_VVD the_AT0 stairs_NN2 up_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 fifth_ORD floor_NN1 ,_PUN headed_VVN for_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 office_NN1 facing_VVG Bryant_NP0 ._SENT 
I_PNP knocked_VVD ._SENT And_CJC then_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP wriggled_VVD the_AT0 doorknob_NN1 ._SENT Stupid_AJ0 ._SENT What_DTQ if_CJS Clapper_NP0 opened_VVD the_AT0 door_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS face_NN1 and_CJC said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ What_DTQ do_VDB you_PNP want_VVI ,_PUN Boxer_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ But_CJC his_DPS door_NN1 was_VBD locked_VVN ._SENT 
At_PRP around_AV0 six_CRD p.m._AV0 I_PNP drove_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Financial_AJ0 District_NN1 ,_PUN parked_VVN on_PRP Jackson_NP0 Street_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC walked_VVD toward_PRP Susie_NP0 's_POS Café_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS I_PNP was_VBD looking_VVG forward_AV0 to_PRP seeing_VVG my_DPS three_CRD best_AJS friends_NN2 ._SENT Cindy_NP0 had_VHD named_VVN our_DPS gang_NN1 of_PRF four_CRD "_PUQ the_AT0 Women_NN2 's_POS Murder_NN1 Club_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC it_PNP had_VHD stuck_VVN ._SENT 
We_PNP 'd_VHD claimed_VVN Susie_NP0 's_POS Café_NN1 as_PRP our_DPS clubhouse_NN1 ._SENT Cindy_NP0 ,_PUN Claire_NP0 ,_PUN Yuki_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP loved_VVD the_AT0 place_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 "_PUQ do_VDB n't_XX0 worry_VVI ,_PUN be_VBI happy_AJ0 "_PUQ crowd_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 bar_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 steel_NN1 band_NN1 and_CJC occasional_AJ0 limbo_NN1 contest_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 tasty_AJ0 Caribbean_AJ0 food_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC that_CJT everyone_PNI knew_VVD our_DPS names_NN2 ._SENT 
We_PNP try_VVB to_TO0 meet_VVI here_AV0 every_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF weeks_NN2 for_PRP the_AT0 laughter_NN1 and_CJC camaraderie_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP also_AV0 pool_VVB our_DPS mental_AJ0 resources_NN2 and_CJC apply_VVB them_PNP to_PRP cases_NN2 that_CJT refuse_VVB to_TO0 crack_VVI ._SENT 
Tonight_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP were_VBD getting_VVG together_AV0 because_CJS three_CRD weeks_NN2 had_VHD passed_VVN since_CJS we_PNP 'd_VHD last_ORD seen_VVN Claire_NP0 ._SENT 
A_AT0 chill_NN1 breeze_NN1 blew_VVD down_AVP the_AT0 empty_AJ0 street_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP buttoned_VVD my_DPS jacket_NN1 but_CJC I_PNP still_AV0 felt_VVD cold_AJ0 ._SENT 
