‘And what is that?’

‘You know, I’m sure my attorney would reprimand me for contacting you like this. In fact, I’d wager he’d go so far as to call me a complete idiot. Not to my face, mind you. After all, he gets paid a hefty retainer and he wouldn’t want to risk getting fired.’

Her patience splintered once again, Alyssa cut him off. ‘Mr. Rosenfelt, I’m a bit embroiled in locating three missing girls and solving a murder, so if you have something to share with me regarding my cases, please just tell me.’

Immediately, Rosenfelt adopted a more serious demeanor, his voice more matter-of-fact. ‘Forgive me. You’re right. I shouldn’t be making lighthearted conversation in light of what my employee is suspected of. What I’m about to share with you is not something my employees are aware of, nor is it something I generally have need to remember, which is why I didn’t think of it when you and your partner intercepted me at the airfield.’

She knew it was rude, but the fear in Lorna Price’s eyes last night when Steve Yarmini showed up at the hotel, coupled with the fact that she’d been so close to catching him, forced her tolerance to a new level of low. ‘Are you going to get to your point soon?’

He took her attitude in stride. ‘All the vehicles purchased by and for Rosenfelt Holdings are equipped with GPS trackers. It’s a system designed and set into place after I discovered certain discrepancies in my ledgers, and it became prudent for me to find a way to keep track of my more distant employees. However, it’s been several years since I’ve last had a reason to track the comings and goings of any of the hundreds of people in my employ.’

Alyssa went on full alert. ‘Mr. Rosenfelt, are you trying to tell me there was a tracker on the 2017 Dodge Viper Steve Yarmini was driving?’

‘I’m not trying; I’m telling you straight out there was a tracker on the car Steve Yarmini was driving. From what I understand, the system only keeps a log of the last thirty days before self-deleting. I’ve taken the liberty of having my receptionist contact the company in charge of retaining that data.’

‘How soon do you expect to hear back?’

‘I already have. And I’ve asked that the information be emailed directly to you. It should already be in your inbox.’

Keeping him on the line, she pointed to Hal’s laptop. ‘I need that.’ She waited while he shut down whatever program he’d been in and slid the computer over.

Alyssa didn’t want to come across as ungrateful, but she was curious – and a bit suspicious – as to why one of the world’s richest men would go out of his way to be so helpful. ‘Mr. Rosenfelt, I appreciate this, but why are you doing it – sharing this information with me?’ There was a brief pause before Rosenfelt spoke. ‘Despite your personal opinion of me, Detective, or what advice my attorney would give, I’m not in the habit of hindering police investigations, especially when they involve one of my employees being a suspect in the rape and murder of a young girl, and who, apparently, has taken off.’