Vanishing Acts by Phillip Margolin; Ami Margolin Rome

Author:Phillip Margolin; Ami Margolin Rome
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, young adult
ISBN: 9780062093509
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2011-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Madison Finds a Clue

When Madison walked out of the locker room after Monday’s soccer practice, Jake was standing with a group of guys from the boys’ team. He saw her and waved. Madison remembered what Becca had said about Jake being her boyfriend. Was he waiting for her outside the locker rooms or was it just a coincidence that they were there at the same time? Jake said something to his friends, then walked over to her.

“Hi,” Madison said. For the first time she found herself nervous around Jake. Why had Becca ever said anything?

“What are you doing?” Jake asked.

“I’m going to my dad’s office to do homework.” She felt impulsive. “Do you wanna come along? We can work on our science homework.”

“Sure, I’ve never been to a law office before.” Jake pulled out his cell phone. “Just let me call my mom and tell her I’ll be late.”

While Jake made the call, Madison thought about what she’d done. Had she asked Jake out on a date? No, they were just going to study, so this would be another educational experience, like going to court together to learn about bail hearings. Studying together would definitely not be a date, Madison decided.

“Hey, Peggy,” Madison said as she and Jake walked into Kincaid and Kirk. “This is my friend Jake.”

“Nice to meet you,” Peggy responded, her blue eyes crinkling in a friendly manner.

“We’re going to do our science homework in my office.”

“You have an office?” Jake asked, impressed.

“Sort of. You’ll see.”

They walked through the file room, and Madison showed Jake where she did her work.

“It’s like the Bat Cave,” Jake said.

“It’s not that great,” Madison answered with a shrug. But she was secretly pleased that Jake was impressed.

“Hey, I just have a desk in my room at home!” he said. He looked thoughtful. Then he held his hands in front of him as if he were framing a painting.

“Maybe I’ll make you the star of my first graphic novel. You’ll be a junior high soccer star by day and a crime-fighting superhero by night. This will be your secret lair.”

Madison laughed and punched Jake’s arm.

“Ouch.” He faked pain. “You definitely have super strength.” Then he said, “So what’s the room with all the cabinets we just came though?”

“Oh, that’s the file room. Lawyers use tons of files for their cases. Dad has files for evidence, police reports, testimony. The files in this room are for current or recently completed cases, but Dad also has files from old cases in storage.”

“Is the file for the case where we saw the bail hearing out there?”

“Yeah.”

Madison had planned on working on the case, but she’d been sidetracked by her investigation into Ann’s disappearance. An idea came to her. She knew she wasn’t supposed to look in her father’s files because the information in them was confidential, but how could she help her dad solve the Shelby case if she didn’t know all of the facts?

“Let’s take a look at the evidence in the Shelby case before we start on our science homework,” she said.

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