‘I never got any note,’ I say.

Should I ask for an attorney? But that would make me look like I have something to hide. Christ, is this a nightmare? Wake up, Becca. Wake up.

No, I’m awake for sure, this is real. Somehow I have become a suspect in the disappearance of a woman I know nothing about.

‘Why me?’ I say. ‘I don’t understand. How come Katie Collins is looking for me? I’m entitled to know.’

Turner sits back in her chair, staring me down again, her eyes covering every inch of my face.

‘You have no idea, do you?’ she says.

‘None.’

I still have no idea by the time I leave. Too late, all the questions I wanted to ask but didn’t, come rushing into my head. As if they were hiding behind my nerves while I was in there. It’s the same at the doctors. I never go home from a doctor’s visit satisfied. It’s always, I should have asked this, I should have mentioned that.

Anyway, the bitch wouldn’t tell me why Katie Collins is looking for me. Gave me some bull about it being an ongoing case, then wrapped up the interview by saying I was to contact her if I heard from the mysterious, missing woman.

Same old, same old, and I am none the wiser.

The sun blinds my vision as I leave the precinct. Should I go back and tell Turner about the break-in at my apartment? How the note could have been taken? No. She’ll think I’m making it up, especially as I didn’t report it at the time. Well, how could I? ‘Hello, 911? Someone moved my clothes and disturbed a photo.’ Even Jeff thought I was losing it.

There is only one thing to do. Find out everything I can about Katie Collins.

Chapter Ten

Stephen Black is a bastard who is going to be a daddy. I know this because his wife is standing beside me in the elevator, pregnant. I try to ignore her, but the beautiful Grace Black has other ideas.

‘Rebecca, isn’t it? How are you getting on working with Stephen, I hope he’s being nice to you?’ If only she knew how nice he’s being to me. Her perfect skin glows like she just stepped out of an ad for L’Oréal, because she’s worth it.

How does she even know my name? Oh God, I knew I shouldn’t have come back into work today. I’m going to be sick.