We have some, but they seem to be coming from all over the place. Weve got some from, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, and the local doctor here in Deton. The office in Lynchburg has notes on their files that all records were requested to be transferred to a doctors office in Waynesboro due to a move. They havent sent us anything just yet.

Can you bring me the number? Ill convince them to move a little faster.

The officer smiled and gave a nod as he turned on his heel and left.

You think medical records are even worth looking into? DeMarco asked as they left the room in search of pizza.

No idea, Kate answered. But if they were running from something, it might not necessarily be someone or some legal trouble. It could be sentimental or emotional reasons. Or medical reasons. I just dont want to leave any stones unturned.

They found the pizza in the bullpen area. While they were there, plating pizza and grabbing sodas that had also been brought in, Kate was able to catch up on the most up to date information about the caseinformation she was being told anyway but was constantly circulating through the building like some primitive form of social media.

She discovered that the canine unit had found nothing else of interest since coming across the windbreaker. Theyd nearly gotten excited for a split second when one of the dogs had led them to a partial shape buried slightly in the foliage of the forest, but it had turned out to be a deer carcass.

She also learned that because of the heavy state involvement, the story was now on the news. Upon hearing this, Kate looked out the front doors and the picture window at the front of the building and saw without much surprise that there were numerous news vans out there.

As she and DeMarco made their way back to their makeshift office, the officer who had been tasked with collecting medical records stopped her. He handed her a slip of paper with two numbers on it.

The first one is the direct line. Its after hours, so youll be asked to press One and you can leave a message for emergencies. I already did that and so far, I have nothing. The second number is the one I was given for their records department.

Thanks, Kate said, taking the slip of paper.

She reentered their workspace, placed her pizza on the table, and tried the first number. As the officer had told her, it went to a recorded message after just two rings. She waited patiently; she knew if it came down to it, she could call DC and have someone find the name and number of the primary physician and call them directly. But by the time all of that was taken care of, she felt she could probably get someone on the phone herself.