Page 38 of Stolen

‘Alex, I need you to come down to the precinct,’ Bates says.

Something in her tone alerts me. ‘Why?’

‘I’ll explain when you get here—’

‘No. Tell me now.’

‘OK,’ Bates says. ‘Alex, something has come up, and we’d like to ask you a few more questions.’

‘What about?’ I ask, although I already know.

‘Kirkwood Place,’ she says.