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Maro:
It’s a small town. I knew her enough to wave or say hello. I couldn’t tell you any personal details. That’s probably a good thing. It means she never crossed my radar.
Sordello:
Never got in trouble, you mean?
Maro:
Yeah.
Sordello:
Was that true of Malcolm Mitchell?
Maro:
I knew he dropped out of school. Ellie had him on her radar as a potential problem, but nothing much came of it. Caught him shooting once, about six months back. Out near Misty Pass. Just some Coke cans with a .22. Said he’d gotten the gun from his father. His dad backed him on that, but I had the impression his father was just covering for him. No crime, though, nothing I could prove. This thing with Hannah … that was … that was horrible, but I’m not aware of any prior incidents. Marcie Holden never mentioned him. If she had, we’d have looked into it. There’s no way he took six other girls. Town this size, that just doesn’t happen. A girl disappears, we …
Sordello:
You what?
Maro:
We mobilize. We work together. Always have.
Analysis Note: Sordello retrieved a sheet of paper from Malcolm Mitchell’s file and pressed it to the glass. The subject leaned closer.
