"Uh-huh," she said. "I see. "
She lifted the paper, pointed to the photo, wiggled her eyebrows, then shook her finger.
I gave an exaggerated shrug - code for "What can you do?" - then pointed at the phone with a quizzical expression.
She signaled for one more minute and tossed the Gazette into the trash where it belonged.
"Thank you for your help, Detective. I'll be in touch. " She put the receiver back on the cradle.
"Are they going to pick up Josh?"
"I don't think so. "
"What?" I straightened so fast I banged my tailbone against the back of the chair. "They have to. "
"They would, except they can't find him. "
"Explain 'can't find. '"
Grace, who'd been staring at the top of her desk, tapping her nails, and working on putting a permanent frown line between her finely arched brows, lifted her head.
"Josh Logan has disappeared. "
Chapter 23
"By the time I called the Atlanta PD," Grace continued, "they'd already heard from his people. Logan never made it home last night. " Grace pulled out a notepad. "I need to ask you a few questions. "
I'd been staring out the window trying to process what she'd just said. I jerked my gaze back to her face. "I already told you everything. "
"Now you'll make a statement. "
"You think I lied? You think I. . . " I paused. "What do you think?"
"Personally, I think Logan knew you were going to press charges and ran. "
"Why would he do that? It makes him look guilty. "
"He is guilty, Claire. "
"He doesn't think he is. He actually believes I owed him sex. "
"They all do," Grace said drily. "But most of them don't force the issue. "
"I still don't think he'd run. Not yet. "
Grace shrugged. "Doesn't really matter. When we find him, we'll prosecute. But right now I need to know exactly what happened at your house from the minute he showed up until the minute he left your sight. "
I told her, not stopping until I reached the part where I walked into her office and she showed me the newspaper.
"Cartwright said Logan got into his car and drove away?"
"That's what he said. "
"You didn't see it yourself. "
"No. "
"Mmm. "