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"You gonna order so dark rings have expanded under her breasts, like the shadows of two groping hands
"Not hungry," I say Which, thanks to Parker, is true
JULY 22
Dara
Sarah Snow and her best friend, Kennedy, were babysitting Madeline Snow on Sunday, July 19 Madeline was running a low fever Still, she de Scoop, and eventually Sarah and Kennedy gave in
By the time they arrived, it was after 10:00 pm and Madeline had fallen asleep Sarah and Kennedy went inside together, leaving Madeline in the backseat Sarah may have locked the doors, but sheScoop has been in business since the late seventies, and has become, for the residents of Shoreline County and the tens of thousands of vacationers who descend on the shore every summer, a landet their order: Rum Pecan Punch for Kennedy; Double Trouble Chocolate for Sarah; Strawberries and Cream for Madeline
But when they returned to the car, the back door was hanging open and Madeline was gone
The cop who tells us all this, Lieutenant Frank Hernandez, doesn’t look like a cop,to coach his son’s soccer tea a uniform, but scuffed-up sneakers and a dark-blue polo shirt There’s mud on the cuffs of his jeans, and I wonder whether he was one of the guys at the Drink two nights ago, maybe even the cop who arrested Colin Dacey andit off at the boxy little station don Rumor has it that the bust was related to Madeline’s disappearance The cops start getting shit in the media--no leads, no suspects--so they decide to prove their worth by raiding a keg party
Colin is here, looking miserable and pale, like a tortured saint; I spot Zoe Heddle and Hunter Dawes and assuh Nick covered for , shethe rap for a party she didn’t even attend
This time, the note was on the toilet seat
Cop busted " whether you could borrowtoday Big Scoop parking lot, 4:00 p for a positive outcoests they’re fearing the opposite He’s cli Scoop parking lot from the beach, and he speaks into the air above the crohich is larger than I’d expected Therewith three news vans and a cluster of journalists hefting heavy equip in the sun Maybe these are the sas about the Shoreline County cops and budget cuts and incohts and e of the crowd, they look likefor the chance to attack