**Detective Walker**
"Why isn't she picking up? She said she'd be available to talk by now." I couldn't keep the frustration from seeping into my voice as I paced around the small cabin, phone in hand. I must've checked the screen five times in the past minute. I had no patience for unanswered calls when we were this deep into the investigation. "Do you think Jude already spoke to her and told her not to talk to us?"
"Aaron, sit down before you burn a hole in the floor." Anthonia's voice cut through my spiraling thoughts, calm but firm. She was perched on the edge of the bed, her laptop balanced on her legs, eyes glued to the screen. "You've only called her once. Maybe she stepped out for a bit or didn't hear the phone. Keep trying."
