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Kailey.”
    Jenna gazed back at me. Fine lines dotted the corners of her eyes. She liked to laugh, probably spent a lot of time doing just that with her little girl. “People keep asking me if Kailey was angry with me, if we got along, if I think she’d run away.” Tears bubbled in Jenna’s eyes. “The answer is no! She’s a happy little girl. I have to work a lot, but she loves her babysitter. And we get along!”
    “I’m sure you do.” I sat down next to Jenna, giving her plenty of space. “That’s why I’m here. I’d like to know your thoughts on who might have done this. Where is Kailey’s babysitter?”
    “She lives on the first floor.” Jenna wiped her red eyes. “Kailey usually stays with her after school until I get home. She’s retired, misses her grandkids. We’ve never had an issue.”
    “What’s her name?”
    “Ellen Troyer. She’s wonderful.”
    I made a note to have Kelly get as much information on the babysitter as possible. “That’s good to hear. Tell me about Kailey’s friends–the ones she walked home with. How old are they?”
    “Eleven. Fifth graders.”
    “And they treat her well?”
    “As well as older kids treat the little ones. I know they sometimes got irritated with her tagging along, but Kailey never mentioned them being mean. The oldest girl, Bridget, lives in the next apartment building. I’ve known her mother for a couple of years. They’re good people too.” Jenna nodded her head as if she were trying to convince herself.
    The worst ones often come from the best people. “What about other neighbors? Has Kailey mentioned anyone new in her life lately?”
    “The police asked me all this.” Jenna hugged her small waist. Her gaze flickered past me to the clutch of pictures on the wall. They all looked to be of Kailey in various stages of her young life. Jenna stared at them as if she hoped one of the pictures would flash to life and Kailey would magically appear. “I don’t understand why you’re asking me again.”
    “I’m just getting a feel for her life,” I said, keeping my tone calm and soothing.
    “We know everyone in the building.” Jenna continued to stare at the pictures. “Kailey’s never complained about anyone. And no, she hasn’t mentioned anyone new.”
    “What about people outside the building?”
    “The kids she walks with live down the block and in the other building in the complex, like I said. Other than that, we don’t know anyone else in the area.”
    I kept my voice soft. “What about online friends? Does Kailey have any social networking accounts?”
    Jenna shook her head. “We just have my laptop, and she isn’t allowed to go online unless I’m supervising.”
    “Does Kailey have an email address she uses for anything?”
    A tired smile broke through Jenna’s tears. “Littlebug05. It’s a generic account at Google. She just uses it for the educational games I approve.”
    I smiled back. “Good to know. Would you be willing to share her password so I can have my technical gal check things out?”
    Shadows overrode her smile. “Why? There’s nothing to find.”
    I nodded. “It’s just to double-check any communications she might have had. Sometimes kids don’t realize they’re being tracked by people who can hurt them. I’m sure the police will ask for your laptop and exhaust their resources, but I’d like to do my own checking, if you’ll allow it.” I showed her my license again and handed her my card. “Here’s my information so you can do any checking you’d like about me.”
    Jenna clutched the card, running a neatly manicured nail over the plain, black lettering. “The password is ‘pinkydo’. She loves pink. She wore her new pink shoes this morning.” Jenna choked back a cry.
    I opened the Internet browser on my phone, noting Jenna’s wireless connection for Kelly, and the picture I’d already cued up popped onto the screen. “Do you know this man?”
    Jenna took the phone and peered at it