Stealing Lives: A Gripping FBI Kidnapping Thriller (Cassie Viera FBI Thriller Series Book 2) by Richard Bannister
Author:Richard Bannister [Bannister, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-02T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
ALMOST THIRTY MINUTES later, Stevie and I step inside the third-floor office of Craig Gentry, Channel Fiveâs news director. He comes from behind an oak desk and extends a hand in greeting. His grip is firm, his eye contact and smile well-practiced. Heâs dressed in a dark pinstripe suit with a crisp white shirt and a tie the color of burgundy wine.
âPlease have a seat.â He gestures at two guest chairs and sits behind his desk, leaning forward on his elbows. âI wasnât aware Peyton was missing until you called. To be honest, Iâve been annoyed with her for skipping work and not returning my calls. Even thought about terminating her.â
âYou have any idea where she might have gone?â
Gentry slowly shakes his head. âSorry, no.â
âPeytonâs friend said she was acting oddly before she vanished. That sheâs a vulnerable individual who suffers from blackouts.â
âLet me see.â He leans to one side and slides a drawer open, selecting a folder which he lays open on his desk. He studies the top sheet. âOn her employment application, she disclosed she suffered from absence seizures as a child but said they are no longer a problem.â
âIâve only spoken to her one time. She seemed . . . erââ
âCocky?â Gentry suggests.
âYeah. She implied she was working with Hazel DeRosa on an upcoming docudrama about the disappearance of Maddie Zapata.â
âThatâs true, though the program is on hold until Hazel gets back. Peyton is her intern.â
âDid Peyton continue looking into Maddieâs disappearance after Hazel was attacked?â Stevie asks.
âMore than likely. I just found out she sent a text to a coworker asking her for any information about two people who she suggests may be related to the case.â
âWe need their names.â
Gentry frowns. âI donât thinkââ
I lock eyes with him. âOne of your employees is missing. Her disappearance could be related to what she was working on.â
He consults a notepad, and recites in a pained tone, âGerry Barrington and Art Laney. Iâve spoken to Peyton since Barringtonâs untimely death, so he canât be involved in her disappearance. He was a friend, as is Art Laney. Thereâs no way either man has any connection to missing women. Itâs way out of line for Peyton to suggest otherwise.â
âIâd like to speak to the coworker.â
Gentry flashes me a forced smile. âOf course.â He presses a button on an intercom and asks someone named Vicky to come to his office.
âHave you had the chance to observe Peytonâs work habits?â I ask while we wait.
âNot directly. We hired her because she seemed to be a go-getter, but Hazel said Peyton can make hasty decisions. She often acts without thinking things through, and thatâs true in the instance weâre talking about.â
âReckless, even?â Stevie asks.
âI get that impression.â
Thereâs a tap on the door, and a woman comes into the room, her heels clip-clopping on the tiled floor. Sheâs around my age of thirty-four, willowy, with dark shoulder-length hair, and dressed in a blue pencil skirt suit.
âAh, Vicky, thanks for coming in. These ladies are with the FBI.
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