The Day of Legion by Craig Taylor Page B

“I’ll touch base with you tomorrow if you don’t mind, though.”
    “Not at all. If we get anything, I’ll let you know.”
    When she hung up, Patricia decided to call Detective Ravenbrook. She thought he may have made some headway in regards to the link between the incidents. She found his business card in her handbag and called his office number. The phone beeped. No such number. She tried again, thinking she had dialed it wrong, but got the same result.
    She dialed his cell phone next. It rang, but he didn’t answer. She expected an answering message, but when it rang over a minute, she hung up. She decided to ring Detective McDonald back to see if he could help get hold of him. She didn’t want to be an annoyance to them, but she wanted to be kept in the loop.
    The phone was picked up straight away. “Hello, Detective Johnson speaking.”
    “Hello, is Detective McDonald there please.”
    “No I’m sorry, he’s just left. Can I help you?”
    “Yes, I’m trying to contact Detective Ravenbrook. Do you know how I can get a hold of him?”
    “I’m sorry,” he replied. “There’s no Detective Ravenbrook at this station.”
    “Oh, can you tell me where he’s based?” she asked
    She heard him tapping on his keyboard. “There’s no one by the name of Ravenbrook in the police. Are you sure that’s his name?”
    “Yes,” she replied. “There must be some mistake with your computer. He’s working on all of the cases involving Jason Hansen and his family. He was asked to conduct a shadow investigation to overview the cases to try and establish a link. Someone in your office must know his contact details.”
    The detective cleared his throat. “Firstly, I’m on the Jason Hansen missing-persons case, so I’m in the know on this and the other cases. No one, and I mean no one has been assigned to conduct an overview of the combined cases. Secondly, what you describe is not a shadow investigation. A shadow investigation is where someone is the victim of a serious crime, normally murder, and while that investigation is launched, we have our suspicions about a family member or close friend’s involvement. That investigation shadows the initial investigation, hence the name.”
    “Umm, can you confirm that no detective has been assigned to overview all of the incidents involving the Hansen family?” she asked. She knew that was exactly what he said; she just needed a moment to get her thoughts together.
    “That’s right,” he replied.
    “There is no Detective Ravenbrook at your station or even in the police?”
    “That’s right,” the detective replied. “Is there something you want to tell me?
    Patricia thought for a moment. “No, I think I’ve misunderstood, thank you for your time.”
    She hung up the phone. “Misunderstood my ass!” she said aloud. “What’s this guy up to?”
    She sat at her desk going over her interactions with Ravenbrook, everything he’d said and done. Was he involved in the murders and Jason’s disappearance? He did show a police badge and a business card; she had to assume “fake”. Now she understood why he told her to call his cell phone and not the office, but that didn’t explain his interactions with the other police officers. He was with that other officer when she met him that morning.
    She was angry. Her gut told her that he wasn’t involved and he wouldn’t hurt a fly, but the circumstances said otherwise. Was he an investigative reporter? She didn’t know, but she would certainly confront him the next time she saw him. Her money was on him being a writer, looking for a story.
    She sat at her desk a while, attempting to piece everything together. When it became too much, she headed home. Her mind was unfocused. She stopped at the supermarket on the way and brought a piece of steak and a few other ingredients for her recipe.
    By the time she got home, she was desperate for a shower, so she dumped her groceries in the kitchen and headed for the