Sneak Peek: May I "Ch 31"

Since I'll be a little tied up for the next couple days....and I left that last chapter on a cliffhanger. My bad :) But just so you know... I've been threatened to update or else :D This little sneak peek, doesn't give much--or tell why--but it's hopefully something to tie you along until after the New Year. 

Ria Torres rushed into the computer lab, where her colleague, Eli Loker, had been piecing together some of the tape, and going through the video feed from the mall. “Hey, has Lightman come in this morning?”

“No.” He answered in an almost, automatic tone without looking back. With a few clicks of the keyboard, he perked up.

“Is that the video feed of the mall?” She looked up at the paused video on the screen.

“Yeah. I got most of it put together, but had to stop early with the bad rainstorm last night.” His eyes flickered up to hers, as he peered back and then showed her the feed. “I’ll call Lightman. He’s going to want to see this.”

The phone began ringing. “What do you think it meant when Foster showed up yesterday?”

“It probably meant that Foster is thinking one thing—and Lightman another. There isn’t a thing that he wouldn’t do—and my guess is Foster has got him worried.” He trailed off, upon hearing a click as someone picked up. “Hey it’s Loker. I was able to put together the tape, but you’re going to want to see this.”

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When he walked back into the room, Gillian was rocking Sophie in the chair. As she looked up, she had a twinkle in her eye, but said nothing. Everything he needed to see was all in her expression. “That was Loker. He put together the feed from the mall.”

“Go.” She put her hand on his shoulder as he drew closer. “I’ll call you when the doctor comes in, or has any new information.”