“Section C, shelf five.” Reef tucked the clipboard under his arm and walked over to the shelf.
Millie crept in behind him. “Do you see anything resembling CBD?”
“I’m not sure what I’m looking for. Was it a bottle of gummies, a jar of oil?”
“I don’t know. Patterson didn’t say.”
“Hang on. I see a bottle.” Reef slid a bottle off the shelf and read the label aloud. “CBD max strength gummies for anxiety.”
“This must be it.” Millie took the bottle from him and shook it. She unscrewed the lid and tipped it upside down. “It’s empty.”
“Patterson wouldn’t confiscate an empty bottle.”
Millie unclipped her radio.
“There’s zero reception in here.” Reef tapped the solid metal walls. “You gotta go out in the hall.”
“You’re right. Be right back.” Millie hurried out of the room. “Patterson, do you copy?”
“Go ahead, Millie.”
“I’m down in the confiscated items room with Reef. We found the item you mentioned earlier belonging to our…guest. The bottle is empty.”
“Are you sure?”
“Positive. “
“It was full when I last saw it.”
“Unless Sharky took up a new hobby, someone else emptied the bottle.”
“I’m calling you on your cell phone.”
Millie’s phone rang. “The CBD bottle is empty. Are you sure it wasn’t Bautista?” she asked.
“Positive. How would Mr. Manning know where to find the confiscated room?”
“Most crew members know about it. They talk. Maybe Jeremy befriended one of them and found out where it was.”
“I also took drug paraphernalia.” Patterson rattled off the items. “Are those missing as well?”
“I’ll check.” Millie ran back inside and asked Reef to crosscheck the list.
“Section A, shelf 7.” He scoured the shelf, finally finding the items on the far left hand side.
“So, the CBD gummies are gone but the rest of the items taken from Jeremy Manning are still here.” Millie returned to the hallway and shared the information with Patterson.
“It could have been him, but then it may have been someone else who took your keycard, let themselves in, saw the CBD and decided to steal it.”
“True.”
“Donovan is back in his office and has printed off a new card for you,” Patterson said.
“I’ll head that way now.” Millie thanked him and ended the call. She stuck her head around the corner to let Reef know she was leaving.
“You need to look for anything else?”
“I’m good.” She gave him a thumbs up. “Thanks for getting me in here.”
