“No sir, I told you, Blake was going to come with us but then she went up to her dorm and never came back. Ted and I went up there to check on her, but her door was locked and she didn’t answer when we knocked. I’m telling you, dude, he waited like 20 minutes for her. We were late to the party so we just blew it off and chilled at Ted’s place with his girlfriend.” Kyle frustratedly explained his story again to the short detective at his door.
“And the only people who can corroborate this are your best friend and his girlfriend?” Tim eyed the boy skeptically. “I suppose you don’t mind if I take a look around your house?”
Kyle protested emphatically. “You, uh, you can’t come in. I know my rights, you need a search warrant or some shit, right?” Tim looked at him, weary of the conversation already. “Look, Kyle, I don’t care about your pot. A woman is missing and I need to find her.” Kyle shifted uncomfortably, blanking far too many times. “I- I don’t have any pot, I just don’t want you to come in.”
Timothy sighed, exasperated. “How about your car, Kyle? Can I look there?” Kyle thought for a long moment. “Uhhh, yeah, yeah the car is fine.” “Good, give me your keys.” Tim said, practically shoving his hand in Kyle’s face.
Tim approached the red Honda Civic with skepticism. He just couldn’t wait to scratch this idiot off his list. He opened the driver side door revealing a remarkably messy car. Fast food wrappers littered the floors and back seat. A stinky gym bag sat in the back seat, making the whole vehicle smell like college boy. Tim didn’t spend any longer in there than he had to, just to take a look and pop the trunk.
Tim walked around the back and looked inside. It was surprisingly clean compared to the rest of the vehicle, but he figured it was barely used. What did catch his attention was the single strand of brown hair sitting in the corner of the trunk. He slowly pulled out his phone and brought it to his ear. “Hey Deb, yeah it’s Tim. I’m gonna need