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\u201cI need to know if my Mommy is coming back before dinner,\u201d Leo said. The innocence in his voice hit Martha like a physical blow to the chest. \u201cMy tummy hurts really bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Martha stared at the screen. The call trace was working, triangulating a cell tower signal, but it was bouncing because of the storm. It wasn\u2019t a landline. It was a burner phone or an old mobile.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeo,\u201d Martha said, keeping her voice steady despite the cold dread pooling in her stomach. \u201cWhere is your Mommy right now?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe went to sleep,\u201d Leo whispered. \u201cIn the basement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Martha\u2019s blood ran cold. \u201cIn the basement? Did she tell you she was going to sleep?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Leo said. \u201cRick did. Rick is my\u2026 he\u2019s my new dad. He said Mommy was tired and she went to sleep in the basement three days ago. And he locked the door.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI need to know if my Mommy is coming back before dinner,\u201d Leo said. The innocence in his voice hit Martha like a physical blow to the chest. \u201cMy tummy hurts really bad.\u201d Martha stared at the screen. The call trace was working, triangulating a cell tower signal, but it was bouncing because of the…<\/p>\n

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