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“My kids are two years apart,” Morgan said
“But you don’t have six of them,” Lance pointed out
“We talked about having another”
“Did you?” Why was he surprised? She was only thirty-three, and she clearly enjoyed her kids So did he, come to think of it, which was a far scarier revelation
Morgan turned a page “Ivy Melissa Barone, age thirty-six, has no record of e Ivy doesn’t have a New York State driver’s license”
“Medical condition?” Lance hadn’t noticed any obvious impairment when he’d spoken to her
“She had six kids so she can’t be too frail Pregnancy and childbirth aren’t for the weak” Morgan’s finger skimmed the paper “She doesn’t appear in istration, e certificate, the birth certificates of her six children And that’s all the information on her She owns no vehicles or real estate”
“She doesn’t have a job, she doesn’t drive, and she lives a good distance froet out much”
“The oldest daughter is eighteen She doesn’t have a driver’s license either”
“Robby does,” Lance said, “though he’s only sixteen”
“Yes And while Robby attends Scarlet Falls High, all five girls are hoht line creased above the bridge of her nose
“Ho more and more common”
“It is, but in this situation, it feels more like Dwayne doesn’t like the women to have outside contact”
Lance agreed, and he didn’t like the i of the family
Morgan continued “Dwayne David Barone is fifty He’s worked for Marker Construction for twenty-five years His position is listed as supervisor The house is in his naage The property operates as a farm and produces a small income All taxes are current”
“So no red flags about Dwayne Barone?”
“No” Morgan glanced at him “Except for the lack of information about him Also, there are no credit cards issued to any of the Barones”
“That’s unusual,” Lance said “Mrs Barone fully anxious for me to leave before her husband came home”
“Possible doested
Lance nodded “My impression of her was that she was scared”
“There’s no record of doan said “But just because no one ever reported a crime doesn’t mean one never occurred Plenty of domestic abuse victims are too intimidated to call the police”
Lance turned into the driveway Robby’s Toyota sat next to the house A Ford Bronco in ree was parked in the shade cast by the barn The hood was up, and a ine The Gerhtened and stepped away from the vehicle
That can’t be Robby’s father
Lance estimated him at six-six and two hundred forty pounds Dwayne’s middle name should have been “The Rock” instead of David He took a few steps away from his vehicle, his posture relaxed but ready, his stance almost military-like
“There’s no record of Dwayne serving in the ravel lane
Morgan checked “No”
Lance stopped the Jeep next to the Bronco and got out of the vehicle
“Hello,” he said
“Can I help you with so?” Dwayne held a torque wrench in one hand Grease stained his gray coveralls, and his shaved head gleamed He set his wrench in the toolbox at his feet, took a bandana from the back pocket of his coveralls, and wiped his hands Despite the sweat, Mr Barone was a cool customer
“Yes” Lance took a business card froan made the introductions
“I’ Nick Zabrowski,” she said