Page 260 of Cold Case, Warm Hearts

“Who is she?”

“Stacy McGuire. Reported missing one year ago.”

“That name is familiar.” He mindlessly cracked his knuckles. “Remind me why we didn’t talk to her family?”

“It was on our agenda. Remember, we were on our way to talk to her boyfriend, Lester Parsons, when we received the call about Lorraine Moore’s body being found.”

“That’s right. I’d forgotten.”

“It seemed like a cut-and-dry case when she went missing. According to her missing persons file, everyone believes her boyfriend killed her and dumped her body in Harvey’s Lake.”

“That’s eerily specific,” Wade said.

“He was seen with a large cooler on the lake around the time she disappeared. Authorities searched the lake but didn’t find anything. That’s not surprising though. Parts of Harvey’s Lake are 100 feet deep.”

“I didn’t know that.”

She nodded. “I had another case where we had a dive team scour it. It was a fruitless search.”

“Who does this ‘everyone’ consist of that thinks the boyfriend is guilty?”

“Parents. Ex-husband. Best friend.”

“We should talk to the boyfriend and the ex-husband,” he said.

“Do you want to watch the interviews from the detectives on her case?”

“No. I don’t want my opinion swayed. I’ll watch them after we interview them both ourselves.”

“Let’s go see if we can get them to talk willingly. Should we start with the boyfriend?” she asked.

Wade nodded.

“Maybe I should drive this time.”

“Not a chance.”

She narrowed her eyes.

He grinned.

“Glad you find yourself amusing, Brunner.” She tucked into the passenger seat and shut her door. When he climbed in behind the wheel, she fastened her seatbelt and twisted around to face him. “I ran into your park ranger friend on Saturday.”

“You did? Where?”

“We passed her on the trail while we were out hiking. My fiancé made me go camping over the weekend.”

“At Hickory Run?”

“No. We went to Promised Land.”

“It’s pretty out there.”

“It is.” She toyed with the strap on her purse. “Emily was with her friend Samantha.”

He smiled. “Sam seems great. I’m glad Emily has such a close friend.”

“Why don’t you call her?”

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