Summary

In Chapter 26, Gunther returned on Saturday. He flew in instead of driving and Lacy picked him up at the airport. He asked about the case on which Lacy was working and was angry when he learned that the FBI had declined to join the investigation.

At dinner that night, Lacy made a deal with Gunther not to use their phones during the meal. The first person whose phone vibrated would be the one to pay the bill. She put her work and personal phone on the table along with the burner phone Myers had given her. To her surprise it was the burner that interrupted their meal.

When Lacy answered the phone, it was not Myers voice but instead a strange male asking for Lacy Stoltz. He introduced himself as the intermediary, and said he did not know where Greg was. They arranged...