"Seems like They entered the house and took her from her bedroom, upstairs." – He said that looking at a window and continue "Her father said she was still on her pijamas, fourteen years old, about 5,4", skinny, blond, light brow eyes, white, well, that's it."
Adam looked to the same window, that was in fact the door to a little balcony, he looked around and see that there was a stair by the balcony, embedded to the wall, it seems really old and worn out:
Adam – Listen, - He said loud and clear to the officer - In that case, she would climb down the stairs? That's it?
The experienced officer confirmed:
"Yes, the mother said that they're put in there for in case of a fire, for the daugther had a way to climb down… how unfortunate."
Adam wasn't very satisfied with that story, and after get a bit more of the facts and went to the girls mother to get some more intel:
Adam – Hello mam first Lady, I'm officer Adam Abrax, and I would appreciated if I could take your testimony again, I know that's bothersome but I need to confirm the intel that you pass on my colleagues.
The first lady was sitting in a wooden deck, looked down to the officer, she looked like she was an empty shell of herself, but nodded with her head.
Adam sat besides her, and being a big man as himself, it was rather uncomfortable, but his empathy was something admirable.
First Lady – Where do I start?
Adam – Well, tell me where you were when you noticed that your daughter had disappeared.
First Lady – Well, I was here, I was at home.
Adam – You were with your husband, the mayor, in the house?
First Lady – Yes, indeed.
She looked down, and him after took some notes, said:
Adam – Tell me, exactly what happen, with as many details as you can, everything you remember about yesterday, until the time of de disappearance, please.
She took a deep breath:
First lady – But I already told everything to the other officer, or detective I don't know, I'm tired… I just want my daughter!
Adam – I know madam, and I want to bring her back to your arms, more than anything but for that I need your help, I need know everything that happen…
First Lady – Ok, Yesterday morning myself and Penelope went to the ladies schools, make her application, you know how the youngsters are on vacation, after that we went to the orphanage, as First Lady, I have social obligations which I have to attend, and she went on with me, she gets along very well with the children there, she even teaches piano on Sunday's to some of the kids.
In that moment, she paused, closed her eyes, and a single tear has dropped, Adam took a handkerchief and offered her, Jack used to say that all man must have a handkerchief on the jacket, and he was right.
First Lady – Well, after that we went to the groceries, buy somethings for our house, and leave a check for the orphanage groceries, we also stopped by a cloths and makeup store, and at last we went to a drugstore, buy lady's things, no big deal.
Adam interrupted her:
Adam- That's a lot of appointments as I see, the madam remember being follow or anyone acting strange on those places? Any detail, it's extremely important...
First lady – No! It was the same people from always, we went to lunch in the shopping, her favorite food, Mama Gretta's ravioli, after that, ice cream, also her favorite, chocolate with sour cream.
Adam – Wow!
First lady: what is it?
Adam – Oh, excuse me, that's an unusual mix of flavors, go on, please.
First Lady – haha I always thought so too, then we went to the movie theater, we saw that new romantic comedy movie of the teenage star of the moment, and then we finally went home, but we drop by the town hall to leave a dessert for my husband.
Adam – Understand, and tou and your daughter stayed there for how long?
First Lady – No more than fifteen minutes, I need to get back home, I had a lot of chores to do for the next charity party of the county, I'm one of the organizer.
Adam – I heard about it today, go on, please.
First Lady – I give some orders to my maid, and then I went to read some of the mail, mine and my husband's on the office, I was there for one hour max, my husband get in home soon after that, we dine separately, my daughter didn't want to dine, she went to the piano, and I saw her talking over the phone with a friend, I call her out for that and informed her that her father was already home, she went downstairs and kissed him, and then came back upstairs, me and the mayor went to watch a movie before bed, it was late, and when I look to the clock, I see that was midnight, sharp, and then we decided to go upstairs to sleep, and when I went to Penelope room, to give her a kiss I couldn't find ger, and the door of the balcony was wide open.
Adam noticed a lot, and was very thoughtful after she finished, check up a few things and then ask:
Adam – Miss, what did you do after you see that Penelope wasn't there anymore?
First Lady – Well, I looked for her, call by her name, looked down the balcony, my husband went downstairs and wake up the maids, looked for all the house, when we noticed that she was truly missing, we call the police.
Adam – She wouldn't run away?
First lady – I don't think so, her stuff was in the same place, as usual.
Adam – Ok... There's a time skip here, when was the last time you've seen your daughter? What was the time around that?
First Lady – It was after her Father went down to watch the movie, I pass by her room, aroud 10 pm, I guess, and she was trying on the new cloths I bought her, and I said that she should go to sleep, because it was late and we had a early appointment today.
Adam – Sorry that I ask, but what appointment those would be?
First Lady – We were going to the doctor by morning and later we would go shopping for her sweet fifteen birthday party.
Adam – Wait, Tomorrow would be her 15 years old birthday?
First lady – No!! Her birthday was two days ago, but we would celebrate only on the weekend, she wants to invite the kids from the orphanage, she was very excited about it.
Adam – I'm very sorry! Penelope seems like a wonderful young lady.
And then she began to cry again, and again Adam comforts her. "Seem" was a word that was used in the most correctly way possible, give that desolated mother a reason to believe, to be hopeful.
The sheriff in charge came only two hours after that, and the mean eyes were all over him at the PD. Some time after he order:
Sheriff – We'll start the search, from the kidnap site, which is here, on the mayor house, we already interrogated everyone involved and put our best man on the case, that said.