Born in Death by JD Robb

Author:JD Robb [Robb, JD]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-09-10T04:00:00+00:00

N othing,” Peabody reported when Eve returned to Tandy’s apartment. “I know she

has the same midwife as Mavis, so I contacted her. Randa Tillas. She states she

hasn’t seen or heard from Tandy since her appointment on Monday. She was fine,

right on schedule. Checked with her boss. She had Friday off. She’s slated to

work tomorrow, noon to six. They’ve lightened her hours.”

“She show for work Thursday?”

“Right on time. Worked a full eight, last full day for her. She got in at just

after nine, left at six. Nothing out of the ordinary during the day. She had

three breaks. A full hour for lunch—maternity benny. She took them in their back

room, with her feet up. Didn’t leave the shop all day, until six. No contact via

the store ’link for her. Can’t say on her personal.”

“How did she get to and from work, as a rule?”

“Boss said she takes the bus. I got the route. The Thursday driver’s off today.

We can track him down at home, or talk to him tomorrow. He’s on.”

“We’ll take him at home.”

“I’ve contacted the health and birthing centers nearest her work and her

residence. Nobody by her name has checked in.”

Eve rubbed her eyes. “Okay, we’ll spread out from that. And we’ll check if any

MTs did a run with a pregnant woman matching her description.”

She glanced over as Roarke came out of the bedroom. “I’ve checked her ’links and

her comp,” he told her. “No outgoing on the ’links since Wednesday evening when

she talked to a Zeela Patrone, this building.”

“Yeah, I’ve gotten her statement. Tandy was supposed to run herd on Patrone’s

kid Friday night. Didn’t show, didn’t contact her to cancel. Incomings?”

“Nothing Thursday. Friday evening, from the same neighbor’s little boy. Came in

at about seven in the evening, obviously coached by his mother. ‘Are you coming

down to play with me’ sort of thing. Another transmission from the mother just

after eight, faintly irritated. Asking where Tandy was, did she forget.

Transmissions from Mavis today, from our house. Nothing else.”

“And the comp?”

“Nothing that seemed useful. She surfs baby boards, pregnancy and childhood

sites. E-mails Mavis. She has Mavis’s e-address in her book, along with the

addresses of her midwife, the downstairs neighbor, her work, her coworkers.

Precious little, really,” he replied. “There’s nothing on there, Eve.”

“And nothing that shows that indicates she’d rabbit,” Eve added. “If there was

an accident, they’d have contacted her medical group. A woman this organized

would have that data in her bag. Listed in her memo book, on her pocket ’link.

Why does someone snatch a woman that close to giving birth?”

“For the baby,” Peabody finished.

“Yeah, for the baby.” A grim and nasty thought, Eve decided. But there was more

grim, more nasty. “Or because they’re some sicko who rapes and/or kills pregnant

women. We’ll do a run through IRCCA, see if we have any like crimes. And I want

a full background run on Tandy. Things look this quiet, this normal, this

settled, there’s often something shaky underneath.”

“Does Mavis know who the father is?” Roarke asked.

“No. But we’re going to find out.”

“I’ll contact McNab,” Peabody began. “He can meet us at Central.

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