Gathering the pieces
Six men started the same afternoon in the garden. She had only counted with two but it was like the inspector had said there was no time to lose. Jim kept an eye on them. In his mind, the garden still looked exactly the same as the day she disappeared. Now he gave up on drinking, had to face reality, the shocks we're the hardest for him to deal with. How could she have ever found her way back in this jungle? His sister had contacted the doctor again. It was not only out of shame he promised to contact all hospitals and asked if a young woman was found, possible with a memory loss or brain damage. The police office started calling the mortuaries while the chief inspector and a young colleague he trusted interviewed the neighbors. Each interview was recorded, DNA, fingerprints were taken and literally, everything was noted as precious information.
"Never neglect one single spoken word and pay attention to body language. Write down what you see but do not add a conclusion" he told his colleague.
Within two weeks' time, it was the girl's birthday. No one had mentioned it but it gave him a bit of hope.
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