Chasing Sleep Page #3

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Hi. I called before. My wife hasn't come home.

OPERATOR:

Yes. I remember. You want me to send an officer over?

ED:

Yes.

OPERATOR:

What's your address?

ED:

4523 East Street.

OPERATOR:

He should be there in a few minutes. OK?

ED:

Yes. Thank you.

OPERATOR:

You did the right thing, sir.

Ed hangs up. Almost instantly, he sees some lights pass by the window. He looks through the window and sees a police car pull up. He opens the door and watches the officer as he approaches the house.

OFFICER STEWART is a youngish patrolman. He is relaxed, caring and formal.

STEWART:

You called the police?

ED:

Yes. It was me. That was fast.

STEWART:

Thank you.

ED:

Come in.

Stewart is led a few steps into the living room. He looks around.

STEWART:

Your wife didn't come home? Is that right?

ED:

Yes.

STEWART:

When was the last time you saw her?

ED:

When she left for work this morning. She was supposed to come home after work. I cooked dinner.

STEWART:

And she made it to work, right?

ED:

Yes. I think so. I don't know.

STEWART:

What time does she usually come home? Around six?

ED:

Yes. Usually.

STEWART:

What does she look like?

ED:

She's blonde, straight hair.

STEWART:

What was she wearing? Do you remember?

ED:

I think it was a red sweater and a dress.

STEWART:

What kind of car does she drive?

ED:

A Volvo. Gray. '85, I think.

Stewart lets out a sigh of relief.

STEWART:

Well, you had me worried. There was a blonde woman involved with a car-jacking around six. Apparently she was hit on the head by one of the perpetrators and then wandered away from the incident in a daze. Nobody's seen her since. When I got the call on the radio, I thought that must have been your wife, but this woman was driving a Pathfinder and was wearing jeans, so it probably wasn't her. You had me worried.

ED:

She drove a Volvo. Drives a Volvo.

STEWART:

That's a relief. Do you know anywhere your wife might have gone?

ED:

I called the only place I could think of. And I called the hospital.

STEWART:

Harborview?

ED:

Yes.

Stewart takes a couple of pills from a bottle and takes them, chasing them down with a coffee he has with him.

STEWART:

I'm afraid there's not much I can do now. By law, we can't put out a missing persons until 72 hours has elapsed since the last time she was seen.

ED:

72 hours?

STEWART:

Usually in these cases, it was something stupid. Maybe she was upset about something, had to get away. Who knows? What I can do is take the license plate number of her car and if it shows up for some reason, we'll give you a call. Do you have your wife's license plate number?

ED:

Yes. Actually, it's easy to remember. 007 FEC.

STEWART:

James Bond.

ED:

Right. And FEC, For Every Child.

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