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.Unless he wears his underwear over again. That, said Ed and Kassandra in unison, is highly unlikely. Iphy checked the trash can underneath the kitchen sink.There wereonly a few paper towels and an empty frozen juice can.She caught afaint whiff of something sweet, something familiar.She noted thisdown in her mind and opened Ethan's refrigerator and scrutinized itssparse contents: milk, juice, eggs, some Chinese takeout boxes, applesand oranges, various condiments.The freezer section held only icecream and frozen pizzas plus some bags of vegetables.She frownedand opened the refrigerator section again, looking over the condimentsbottles more closely.Something had caught her subconscious notice.She lifted out a green glass bottle with a corked top.It was about onefifth full and bore a label reading Aunt Lottie's Outrageously DeliciousIce Cream Topping .The label appeared to have been made by a colorink jet printer and was a bit streaked as if something had gotten spilledon it.She uncorked the bottle and sniffed a tantalizing odor of almondsand honey plus something else she couldn't quite identify.She paused,pondered for a moment, and then wrapped the bottle up in a plastic bagand placed it carefully in her backpack purse. We probably ought to check his answering machine, broke inKassandra.She saw Iphy with the bottle. Did you find something? Maybe. Iphy straightened up.She looked over at the little whiteblinking contraption on the kitchen counter and hesitated. I'll do it, said Ed quickly.Iphy gave him a grateful smile.Hepressed the button and leaned against the counter. There were a couple of hang-ups, a recorded message from apolitical candidate (it was an election year), and then a throaty female42 Introducing a Good Eggvoice said, Hey, it's me.Can I stop by in the morning? Something Ineed to talk to you about. There was a pause. I hope you're doingalright.I'll talk to you soon, OK? Bye. Iphy glanced at Ed.It wasobvious from his expression that he recognized the voice. Her name is Melody Sparks.She.uh.she used to work withEthan. Ed rubbed his goatee nervously. I presume she's the one in the picture on his dresser? asked Iphywryly.He nodded. How did you know? She sounds like a redhead. The time and date stamp on Melody's message said 10:50 p.m.Tuesday two nights ago.Iphy wrote this detail down and proceededto scribble more notes in a notebook.It was approaching 1:00 a.m.Thursday morning, and she felt her brain slowing down.Kassandra andEd were sitting around her, also showing signs of fatigue. OK, she finally said. Here's the plan.First of all, we all getsome sleep. Kassandra clapped heartily. In the morning, Kassandra groaned I will ask my boss to give me the day off.Willyou two be able to be free all day? Ed nodded and Kassandragrudgingly assented. Good.Then Kassandra, I'd like you to go talk toMelody Sparks.Find out if she did stop by Wednesday morning or notand anything else pertinent you can get out of her. Kassandra frownedand looked as if she wanted to ask what would be considered pertinent,but Iphy ignored her and continued, Ed, do you know your waysomewhat around Denver? He replied in the affirmative. Thenplease go to the Police Headquarters station and file a missing person'sreport.If you can find a good one around here or if you have one, bringa picture of Ethan.You were probably the last to hear from him, andit's been twenty-four hours.If they give you any flak, ask to speak toPolice Sergeant Jason Yearly.You can give him my name.He, uh,knows us fairly well. Ed looked questioningly at Kassandra who replied We've hadnumerous opportunities to interact with him.And yes, they were allIphy's doing. I am going to talk to the neighbors here and find out if they heardanything.After we do all that, let's get together and speak to Ethan'sboss and co-workers and find out if he ever showed up at work.Andanything else pertinent. 43 The Ice Cream Escapade Why am I filing a missing person's report before checking in at hisworkplace? queried Ed. Because I am quite positive he is missing.Checking in at his workis a mere formality.I suppose I should have said we are really going topump his co-workers for possible reasons for his disappearance.Asking if anyone has seen him is our lead-in, so to speak. Iphy rubbedher eyes. I'm sorry; I have got to get some sleep
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