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She can help you.” Kalin relied on her HR manager for support and knew between her and Tessa they’d handle the day. Kalin had hired Tessa during last year’s arson investigation after Tessa approached her with the story of her newly implanted gadget. Prior to the implant, Tessa hadn’t been able to do a job that required phone interactions. The technology opened up a new career for her, and Kalin had liked her spunk and taken a chance with her lack of HR experience.
    “Got it.” Tessa skipped away toward Monica’s office.
    Kalin strode along the threadbare carpet and stopped just short of the finance center door. She heard raised voices. Not nice, but she remained in the hallway and didn’t let the women know she was there.
    “Did you get in touch with Simon?” Jessica asked.
    “He hasn’t answered his phone.”
    “Where are you with the reconciliation?”
    “I’m trying, but without night audit’s receipts, it’s difficult,” Helen said.
    “Give me some of what you have. I’ll help.”
    “What did Turner say?”
    “That you never should have left Saturday’s money in the safe. That’s what he’s most upset about. Because of you, the company lost two days of cash instead of only one.”
    Harsh. Kalin was tempted to interfere and defend Helen but not yet.
    “When the bank called, I didn’t know what else to do,” Helen said.
    “I wouldn’t say that to Turner if I were you. Anyway, you should have called the on-duty manager. You should have verified with the bank they had a problem.”
    “But the bank called me.”
    “Someone called you. You don’t know for sure it was the bank, and you better believe I’m going to find out what the problem was on their end.”
    “You’re going to blame me for this,” Helen said.
    “Who else would I blame? Did you give the combination to anyone?”
    “No, I wouldn’t.”
    Constable Miller, together with a female cop Kalin hadn’t met before, walked along the hallway toward Kalin and interrupted her eavesdropping.
    Miller wore his hair cropped within millimeters of his scalp, his RCMP uniform was pressed and clean, and his arms hung wide around the weapons hooked to his belt. The strength with which he carried himself reminded her of Ben. He put his hand on her shoulder and squeezed. “You okay?”
    “Not really.”
    “Ben will find Roy. Hang in there.”
    Kalin’s throat constricted, and instead of answering, she nodded. She would not cry. “Hey, congratulations. I heard about your engagement to Becky.”
    “Thanks. This is Constable Wagner.”
    Wagner’s RCMP cap hid her hair but not her heart-shaped face. The Kevlar vest gave her a square shape and emphasized her muscled arms. Kalin nodded at her, and the woman nodded back. What was there to say?
    “Shall we go in?” Miller asked.
    Kalin followed Miller and Wagner into the finance center and introduced them to Jessica and Helen.
    Had anyone told Jessica about the avalanche? Informing her in front of the others seemed cruel. Jessica had only been dating Roy for five months, but the length of time might not reflect how deeply she cared for him. Kalin would wait till after the meeting when she could talk with Jessica privately.
    Miller sat between Jessica and Helen. Wagner stood in the doorway with her legs wide and arms crossed over her chest, blocking the entrance.
    “Now, who discovered the empty safe?” Miller asked.
    With attention focused on her, Helen’s cheeks flushed in an uneven tone. She pressed her palms on her denim skirt and gave Miller a timid smile. “I did. The safe was locked this morning. I think the thief had the combination.”
    No doubt Helen needed some support, but Kalin was unsure of how to give it to her, so she waited for Miller’s next question.
    Miller smiled gently at Helen as if he understood a harsh approach wouldn’t work with her. “Is there a way to find out who accessed the safe?”
    Jessica frowned. She pulled her long blonde hair from behind her back