Chapter 560

Sheryl told her, "Come home soon." "Yeah," Irene replied, before leaving in a taxi to the nearest precinct—she did not call for the chauffeur since she thought he had left to get a dog. Arriving at the precinct, she spoke to an officer on duty. "A missing person?" "Yes." Irene replied. "How long has it been since you noticed that he went missing?" the officer asked as he recorded the details. "Two days," Irene replied, but she did not actually know how long Ricky had gone missing, specifically—all she knew was that 48 hours was long enough to build a case. "Do you have any further details about the missing person?" Irene told the officer everything she could about Ricky, and the officer told her, "Please leave a number. We will contact you immediately once we find him." "Okay," Irene said, and did as she was told. As she stepped out, she stood at the doorway for a moment, deciding that she had to pin her hopes on the cops for now. This was her only option, too—she had no o