“I have updates,” she said.
“No,” I replied. “You have timing.”
She closed the door behind her. “Michael Carter is missing.”
The words settled heavily.
“Since when?” Richard asked sharply.
“He was supposed to come in for questioning. He didn’t show. His lawyer says he’s unstable. His phone is off. His car was found near Denver International Airport.”
My breathing tightened. “He left?”
“We don’t know yet.”
“And Ashley?” I asked.
“She’s gone too.”
The room went still again.
I thought of her voice on the phone. The warning. The panic.
“She called me,” I said.
Grant’s expression sharpened. “When?”
“Tonight.”
“She said Michael was running.”
“And something about my mother’s file,” I added.
Grant frowned. “Did she mention who gave him access?”
“No.”
Richard spoke quietly. “But someone clearly did.”
Grant opened her folder and placed a photo on my blanket.
Michael stood at a private airfield.
Beside him was Arthur Voss.
And behind them—
Nora Bell.