CHAPTER NINE
Riley was beginning to feel worried. They had come here looking for a solution, not for another mystery. She couldn’t imagine what Dr. Rhind had meant just now when she’d said …
“Perhaps you can help us understand what has happened to him.”
Hadn’t the receptionist just told Riley and her colleagues on the phone that Wesley Mannis was in his room?
Riley asked, “Are you saying that Wesley is missing?”
Dr. Rhind shook her head. “No, he’s here, but …” She fell silent for a moment and said, “Could you please explain why you’re here?”
Chief Brennan said, “Dr. Rhind, we understand that Wesley is part of a program your facility has worked out with the city. He’s been working with a sanitation driver during an early morning shift. Is that right?”
“That’s right,” Dr. Rhind said.
