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“A couple of witches have gone missing,” Deputy Director Felton
barked from behind his desk. He didn’t look up from his
newspaper as he held out two manila folders. Nelson blinked and
waited for an explanation but the haggard older man continued to glare at
the crossword puzzle. He ignored Nelson as his pen tapped next to what
appeared to be a particularly vexing clue. Nelson usually preferred to go
unnoticed but he was exhausted and felt like he was stretched too thin—
transparent—lately. He felt bare like the walls behind him and Nelson
wondered if he’d finally achieved invisibility.
1. Triangle containing 15 spheres.
Nelson glanced at the corresponding squares on the page and saw the
green felted top of a pool table before he frowned at the folders.
“Are you waiting for me to ask nicely?” Felton muttered at the puzzle,
doing his best to pretend Nelson didn’t exist.
“I wasn’t aware that magical mysteries were within the bureau’s
purview,” Nelson replied warily. Felton made a loud, irritated sound as he
tossed the pen at the paper. There was a loud Clap! when he slapped the
files on the desktop and pushed them at Nelson.
“The FBI doesn’t give a fuck about a couple of rich girls who skipped
into the woods to look for crystals or mushrooms. They’re probably getting
banged by a yoga instructor or at some coven orgy but I want you to look
into it.”
Nelson flipped open the first file and scanned it, immediately
recognizing Sharon Cleary’s name. Cleary was a respected correspondent
who generally covered international politics. She didn’t strike Nelson as an
irrational person or someone who’d overreact without good cause. Her
daughter, Mila, had gone missing three days ago on the eve of her birthday,
and based on her employment and academic history, Nelson wasn’t seeing a
nuisance case. His gut was already screaming that this girl was in danger
and he’d barely opened the file.
“I beg your pardon, sir, but…this doesn’t
look like a hoax or a nuisance.”
“Look at me, Nelson.” A gnarled and bent finger pointed, the yellow
nail shaking as Felton snarled at Nelson. “The next thing I wanna hear
about this Cleary case is that it’s closed. Go over there with Dr. Van Halfass
and shut it down. You got it?”
“Dr. Van Half—?”
“MacIlwraith. He’s got Cleary worked up over some crackpot theory.
Get over to Georgetown and shut it down. Got it?”
“Got it,” Nelson said flatly. “Why me, though?” He knew Felton
wouldn’t let him near a case with any real potential and there were lazier
agents who specialized in closing cases without doing any legwork. These
were two possible abductions with an obvious link, even if they were…
Witches? Nelson had his answer when Felton dragged a hand down his face
and sighed wearily.
“There’s no case—I’ve been assured that it’s a waste of fucking time—
but we’ve got a consultant who won’t shut up and he’s got Mommy
convinced there’s more. It’ll turn into a circus the minute she starts running
her mouth and the rest of the media gets a hold of this. You’re going
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