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this is the first image.” He moved to another computer. “Let’s see if we can get her at the front desk or the main entrance.”
    They tried, but they weren’t able to due to more glitches. There was nothing Jack could use to identify her.
    He thanked Sonny and headed back to the front desk. He couldn’t be sure she’d been on the same floor as him; it was just a guess. But since they hadn’t caught anything on her entering the hotel lobby, he figured she had to be staying there.
    Then he remembered the woman in the picture had a suitcase.
    She had left.
    Did she check out early this morning? That was a start. He asked the front desk staff member what women customers had checked out last night.
    The clerk behind the counter checked. “I don’t show anyone checked out who was a female. Could she have been traveling with a companion?”
    “No, I think she’s alone.”
    The clerk shook her head. “Two women checked out this morning, but they didn’t fit the description. They were older.”
    Disgusted, Jack headed back to his room. On the way to the elevator, he walked around to the housekeeping room, where the staff stood folding sheets and towels.
    “Excuse me, ladies, but did any of you see a young lady this morning who seemed unusual?”
    Silent stares greeted his question.
    No one replied. These women were professional enough to know not to discuss customers with other customers. It could probably get them fired.
    “Your boss, Mr. Truitt, has given his permission for all the hotel employees to answer my questions.”
    A slim brunette stepped forward. “I had a lady on seven that locked herself out of her room.”
    His heart sped up. “Was she wearing a man’s shirt?”
    “Yes, sir.”
    “What room is she in?”
    “733.”
    He headed for the elevators. Stepping inside, he stopped at seven and hurried to the room. He knocked, waited a few seconds, and knocked again.
    A couple moved toward him. The pale-faced man sported a frown and an attitude. “Why are you pounding on that door?”
    “I want to speak to the person inside,” Jack replied.
    The guy knocked then said, “It’s me, Howard. Sandy and I feel we owe you an explanation.”
    Jack tapped the man on the shoulder. “Do you know the name of the person who has this room?”
    “I certainly do.”
    “Who is she?”
    Howard stepped back and took the hand of the tall redhead wearing heels that made her eight inches taller than him. “I’m not giving out any information.”
    “I’m with a security company.”
    “And I’m an attorney. Unless you have a warrant, I suggest you go away.”
    “Why don’t you leave?” Jack squared his shoulders. “Obviously, she doesn’t want to answer the door.”
    “She’s probably not in her room.”
    The woman spoke to Howard. “Maybe she left.”
    Howard nodded in agreement and walked away with his lady friend. “I’ll talk to her Monday. Don’t worry, she’s fine.”
    Jack waited until the couple entered a room down the hall. Then he went back to the front desk. “Who’s in room 733?”
    After clicking on the keyboard a few times, the clerk picked up the phone and called the manager. Truitt looked at the computer screen and then at him. “I’m sorry. We have a confidentially clause with this client, and we’re not allowed to give any information without a butt load of paperwork.”
    That only made Jack’s curiosity grow. He wanted to know who he’d spent last night with. “Can you tell me who’s in room 720?”
    “A Mr. Howard Newman.”
    If he planned to talk to her Monday, they must live in the same state. Although, Howard could call her.
    “Where is he from?”
    “Dallas, Texas.”
    Jack grinned. “Thank you. I won’t need any other information.”
    * * *
    When her plane landed, Lexi had her friend Carolyn pick her up at the arrivals gate. They no sooner had the suitcase in the trunk and had settled inside the air conditioned car than Carolyn began her cross-examination.
    “Why