Before Nadine left, I used my credit card to order the mailing list from the antique automobile magazine. They said they would ship the labels overnig...t and Nadine agreed to come back on Wednesday to help with the mailing.I never did get a chance to see if I could pick up Paige's scent. I spent the morning on the telephone, lining up the contractors for the various jobs.I was munching on fruit that Paige had placed in a conspicuous spot on the kitchen counter when the phone rang. It was Harold. I really didn't have any choice. I couldn't undo any of what had already happened. I saw Harriet hesitating about answering my question. When she finally did answer me, it was with a small voice, the kind that kids use when they get caught doing something bad, and they are finally getting around to admitting it."My parents don't know that you are taking me to the dance. They wouldn't let me go if they did know. I'm sorry, Larry. I should have said something to you sooner. It's just that I. I’m taking today off,” she said to Allie.“You don’t have to do that, Mum.”“Yes I do. My daughter is much more important to me than work.”“Oh, Mum!”The tears were not far away again but Leah ploughed on.“What time are the police coming round?”“I don’t know. Sometime this morning.”“OK. Well after breakfast give them a ring.”“Me, Mum?”“Yes, Allie. It’s your problem. You deal with it.”Allie’s eye widened even more. Leah was being tough on purpose though. Allie needed to take some control of. According to the rental agreement the farmhands left at 6pm, he had a little time to spare yet.He was a wealthy bored retired IT consultant. He had made his fortune in his twenties and now at the young age of 32 he found he had far too much free time on his hands. He was currently running an experiment. He needed to know that this current potential wasn't just after his cash, as many before her had been. His high position in the rich list and the ever present paparazzi ensured that anonymity.