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And she said six girls are unaccounted for?

She hit REPLY:

From: Maggie McCain home

Date: 17NOV 0511

To: Charlotte Davies

Subject: RE: Attempted Murder at work

Charlotte:

Got it. I’m heartbroken over the news, and soooo very sorry.

Please tell Chantal that I’m praying for her and everyone else there.

This is all so crazy. I’ll be back in touch ASAP.

First, however, know that I AM RIGHT NOW contacting him so that he does not try anything else.

Maggie

She sent that. Then she launched the video and telephone call program and clicked on the icon that mimicked the ten-digit keypad, entering the telephone number from the image of the greasy note and clicking CALL.

It rang and rang, then finally went to voice mail.

“Yo, talk to me,” the arrogant male’s recorded voice answered. He sounded Puerto Rican.

It gave Maggie goose bumps.

That has to be Ricky!

She clicked on the END CALL button.

“Why the hell didn’t he answer?” she said aloud. “Is he already running down another girl?”

She quickly went back to the text messaging window, signed back in, then clicked the icon that created a new text message. She typed in Ricky’s number—too

fast, and had to correct it twice—then tabbed to the new bubble:

OKAY, RICKY. I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

I JUST CALLED. WHY THE HELL DIDN’T YOU ANSWER?

I HAVE WHAT YOU WANT. PROOF IS ATTACHED.

NOW WHAT DO WE DO?

What else do I say?

The clock on her screen ticked off another minute. It read: 5:13.

She quickly attached the same image of the page with the girls’ names she had sent earlier and clicked SEND.

She looked back at the clock.

Half an hour.