“Gladly.” The man smiled. “Most fun I’ve had all day.”
Mrs. Bryce didn’t like abandoning our pursuit.
“What would you have me do? It’s snowing. There are no tracks to follow.” I paused for a moment, thinking. “Let me look into this further.”
She wept. “My little boy … why are they holding him? He’s done nothing wrong!”
We didn’t know that, but it wouldn’t help to say it. “I think I know where to look from here.”
“So you’ll find David?”
“Now you want me to help you. After all that?”
She glanced away. “Yes.”
The whole world became silent.
Toss the deck — Jack Diamond thought I took the case already. “Yes, I’ll find him.”
“Thank you,” she sobbed. “Thank you.”
“But I must tell you true. I’m not the police. I’m just a woman. All I can do is find David, not catch the ones who have him
