I stopped walking and faced Chad. “He’s the guy who kidnapped Mallory. He drove her from Chicago to somewhere near here. He rented the car, but Jonathon said the name of the guy was Donald Henly, not David York.”
“Did he see the picture?” Chad asked.
Nodding, I whispered, “Yes, he saw the picture.”
Chad looked like he was about to get sick.
“Are you okay?” Krista asked.
He stood and then looked at me. “They were always going out looking for girls. I always assumed it was to hook up with them. I never in my wildest imagination thought he would be kidnapping them. Liam, you have to believe me.”
“I do, Chad. I do. He lied to us about Chicago, said he was with you the entire time except for his interview.”
“No, he and David hung out.” He put his hand to his forehead. “Holy shit. The day before we flew out, Jonathon wasn’t acting right. He seemed to be preoccupied, nervousalmost. He kept texting David. At the airport, I went to the bathroom and when I walked back up, I heard Jonathon on the phone. He said something like, ‘You know how to keep her quiet.’ Then when he saw me, he told the person on the phone that he had to go. He hung up and I laughed and asked if David had a screamer. That asshole just smiled at me and said yes.”
Chad sat down and put his head in his hands and started to rock. “Oh God, what if he was talking about Mallory and I laughed it off.”
Krista rubbed his back. “It’s okay, you didn’t know, Chad.”
“Krista is right,” I said as I sat down on the coffee table in front of my brother. “There was no possible way you could have known about Mallory.”
Chad lifted his head and looked like he was about to be sick.
“We need to call Randy,” Billy stated. “I’m starting to think it was Jonathon who cut that gas line on the helicopter this morning because he knew we were getting too close to him. I’m not sure how he managed to avoid the cameras.”
I nodded. “He was also the one looking up the property owners.”
Standing, I walked into the kitchen and got my phone. I hit Randy’s number and waited.
“Liam.”
“Randy, we know who it is.”
“What? How?”
“First, is Jonathon with you?” I asked.
“No. I haven’t been able to get a hold of him since he called me back to Lewistown on another case. He said it was urgent.”
“You have no idea where he is?”
“No, why?”
I shook my head. I wasn’t sure how to come out and say what I needed to say. “Randy, Jonathon has been lying to us.”
He let out a disbelieving laugh. “What do you mean, he’s been lying to us?”
“Just that! He lied about being with Chad in Chicago, I mean, he was with Chad, but Chad said he was gone for hours at a time. And the guy who kidnapped Mallory and drove her to Montana, Chad’s met him before, and he said his name is David York. He and Jonathon served together in the military and knew one another. They’re friends, Randy. And Jonathon told me the guy who rented the car was Donald Henly, I think he lied so he wouldn’t use his real name.”
There was silence for the longest time before Randy finally said, “I need to find out where he is.”
“Has anyone heard from him?”
Randy cleared his throat. “No, no one has heard from him. But don’t worry, I’ll find him.”
“Randy, what if he was the one who cut the gas line this morning?”
He cursed under his breath. “I need to go, Liam. I have to tell the chief all of this so we can get guys looking for Jonathon. Just make sure you keep Mallory safe.”
