Death Clique Page #4

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Okay, I will.

Okay, thanks, Jade.

Cool, let's go get breakfast.

She claims she hasn't seen her.

And what, you think she's lying?

I don't know!

You think I should call Brent?

No, let's go to the police.

Mmm.

Morning.

We're out of cereal.

And everything else.

You think

you can pull it together

and go to the grocery store?

Sure.

So... how was your night?

Where'd you girls go?

Um, nowhere.

But...

I thought I saw you come in.

You must be confused, as usual.

I gotta go.

Why?

I'll just talk to you later.

Has your daughter ever

done this kind of thing before?

- She ran away, just once.

- But it was different.

Yeah, it was,

this is really unlike Sara.

All right, well, first thing

we'll do is

enter her name

in the missing persons database

and then we'll put a trace

on her cell phone.

- How long will that take?

- Not long.

I'm sure

wherever we locate her phone,

we'll find your daughter

safe and sound.

- Okay,

so I'm gonna go talk to Jade, face to face.

Okay, I'll go with you.

No, you should stay here

in case she comes home, calls.

Lana.

Don't worry,

everything's gonna be fine.

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What do you mean?

I thought you were gonna

stay with her.

I was, um, she changed her mind.

I'll drop a key off tomorrow.

You're gonna be

all right here, right?

Yeah.

Okay, see you tomorrow,

all right?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

- Bye.

- Bye.

What are you doing?

- Uh...

- Why'd you run off like that?

I just had some stuff

to take care of.

What?

Stuff.

Look, I know that you're upset,

but you gotta chill out,

all right?

No one's gonna find out.

We covered our tracks.

It's just you and me now,

like we said.

Look at me.

I love you, it's gonna be okay.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Jade, it's Lana.

Hi, Mrs. Cowan.

- Hello, Mrs. C.

- Hi, Ashley.

Have you heard from her?

No.

Me neither.

Are you sure you didn't

see her last night?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Because the last time

she disappeared,

she spent the night over here.

But she didn't do that

this time.

She didn't come here last night.

And she didn't mention anything

about wanting to leave home?

Nothing at all?

No.

Jade, you have to tell me

the truth.

I know something is up here.

She said she was running away.

What?

She was really upset about

being grounded.

And we told her

not to worry about it,

that it was just one

more weekend,

but I don't know,

she wouldn't listen.

Did she call you, too?

She called Jade at my place

and I heard her on the speaker.

Why didn't you tell me

about this before?

She asked me not to.

Jade, do you realize how

serious this is?

Where did she say she was going?

She didn't.

Just that

she was gonna hit the road

and try to catch a ride

or something.

Is this true?

Are you telling me everything?

Because I reported her missing

to the police.

She said that she was

gonna run away from home,

and I haven't heard

from her since.

If you want,

we can set something up online

to help find her.

I mean, I'm sure somebody

knows where she is.

Yeah, that'd be nice.

And I'm sure the police will

want to talk to both of you.

Fine, yeah.

We'd be more than happy to help.

I'll be in touch.

See, easy.

And what about the police?

Don't worry about it, okay?

Just stick to the story

and play it cool, got it?

Uh, Okay.

We'll talk

to him in the morning.

- Okay.

- And then we'll call you.

All right, thanks, we'll, uh,

we'll let you know

if we hear from her.

Was that the police?

Did they find her phone?

- They found it.

- Where?

In the cab of a transport truck.

- Oh, my God, Paul.

- Sara wasn't there.

Oh, God, Paul.

Lana, it doesn't mean anything

except that it looks like

she ran away.

They're gonna call the driver

in for questioning tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Well, he's up

at the Oregon line.

It's the earliest they could

get him here.

It does fit

with what Ashley said.

- Ashley?

- Yeah, she was over at Jade's.

They both admitted that Sara

had called them

and said she was running away

and she was planning

to hitchhike.

Well, then we have

to tell that to the police.

I don't believe those girls.

I mean, Jade couldn't even

look me in the eye.

She probably

knows where Sara is.

She's probably sworn to secrecy.

No, she couldn't

talk to me, Paul.

This girl Ashley,

she was telling me

everything about Sara,

like... like she was trying to

convince me or something.

In their minds, they're

probably looking out for her.

- You know how these girls are.

- No.

No, it was different.

Why won't you come stay with me?

I told you,

I just want to be alone.

Why?

Just... because.

Jade, I need you.

Don't turn your back on me.

I'm not.

Good.

Okay.

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- So you didn't see anybody?

- No.

You didn't see any teenagers?

No, look, if you try

to pin this on...

Hell, you don't

even have anything, man.

Just...

Go talk to Irene at the stop.

She knows me.

We will most certainly do that.

In the meantime, I suggest you

do not leave town.

What do you mean,

you let him go?

He claims

he didn't see your daughter.

Her cell phone was in his truck.

It's possible

somebody else put it there.

Why would someone do that?

To throw us off the trail.

What trail?

In the event that something

happened to your daughter,

the person responsible may be

trying to frame this man.

- But you don't know that.

- No, we don't.

This trucker, he could be lying.

He could have picked her up

and dropped her off anywhere.

- She could still be out there.

- Yes, sir.

And we are following up on

every one of the stops he made

to see if anyone saw Sara.

But you don't believe

that happened, do you?

Mrs. Cowan, we don't have

any conclusions yet.

We're still trying

to gather the facts.

Then when are you gonna talk

to her friends, Jade and Ashley?

Very soon.

Please, if you think of

anything else, give us a call.

We're gonna be working around

the clock on this.

I promise you,

we are not giving up

until we find your daughter.

Detective Gains.

What are the chances,

I mean, in your experience,

that you'll find her alive?

Well, every case is different.

I know that, damn it,

just tell me the truth.

No, I want to hear the truth!

Mrs. Cowan, I feel like

we're gonna find her,

so let's just try

and stay positive, okay?

Thank you for your time.

We'll be in touch tomorrow.

Do you think she's dead?

- They didn't say that.

- Yes, they did.

I just want her back.

Me, too.

Hey, this is Jade, leave a...

- Hey.

- Hey, what gives?

I've been calling you all day.

I've had my phone off.

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