Chapter 92

• They had gotten to the spot only to discover the van had been a cargo van and had nothing.
• He inspected the van before going into the restaurant, where the van was packed, to ask the driver some questions. Even though he thought it was a prank, he needed to be sure that it wasn’t a prank.
• But in the end, it turned out to be right; he had been misled again; these calls had been coming in recently; and he blamed Christine Monroe for having placed a reward for anyone who found her brother, which she had done with the help of the chief. So the police had to do their duty, which means he was on the receiving end of these jesters.