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She watched a few of those, then started yawning and decided to go to bed. She purposely avoided the Ambien, hoping if she dreamed she might get more information, though a good night’s sleep was certainly a temptation. Instead, she drifted into slumber and again that night she had the dream. Since it was a good long way from her apartment to the Seattle Times on John Street, Autumn decided to phone before she made the trip. The receptionist at the Times told her that archival information could be found at the library, not the newspaper, so she made a second call and discovered that the Central Library on nearby Fourth Avenue was where she needed to go.
Autumn quickly scanned the article and there it was: Molly Lynn McKenzie was the daughter of sporting goods retailer Ben McKenzie and his wife, Joanne, residents of Issaquah, Washington, a town in the foothills just east of Seattle. Pieces of the puzzle began falling together. She had noticed McKenzie at the gym only recently. She tried to think back. As nearly as she could recall, the first time was somewhere around the time she had started to dream about Molly. She studied the screen, frantically pressed the button to skip forward in time.
Josh turned that way. “I don’t know him but I’ve seen his picture in the newspaper. He owns this building. ” Terri’s dark eyebrows shot up. ” Terri was openly salivating and Josh looked like he wanted to slash his wrists. ” With a last longing glance at Terri, he headed for the climbing gym. Terri surveyed the room, the long rows of white-and-black exercise machines, rows of treadmills each with its own TV, and racks of heavy chrome barbells at the far end in front of a wall of mirrors. “I’m ready if you are,” she said.