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Chapter 12 - MARCUS LEAVES A TRAIL Marcus was scared.
But he was smart.
During the abduction, he deliberately dropped objects.
A pencil near the school gate.
A button at an intersection.
His smartwatch inside the kidnappers’ vehicle.
Police tracked its final signal to an abandoned warehouse east of Austin.
Adrienne arrived with investigators.
The warehouse was empty.
But Marcus had left something scratched into the floor.
A number.
Grace recognized it.
“Room 317.”
“Where?”
“The old Sterling Hotel.”
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The building had been abandoned for six years.
They raced downtown.
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Chapter 13 - ROOM 317 Police breached the room at 3:42 AM.
Chapter 14 - THE FALL OF DANIEL HOLLIS Daniel arrived at work the next morning.
Chapter 15 - ARTHUR STERLING Arthur Sterling had spent sixty-eight years believing money made him untouchable.
Chapter 16 - THE WOMAN IN THE PARKING GARAGE Vanessa was attacked two nights later.
Chapter 17 - THE SAFE IN THE WALL Vanessa revealed a hidden safe inside Arthur’s private library.
Chapter 18 - DR. WHITMORE The trail led to Eleanor’s former private physician.
