Chapter 6 - Marcus Disappears

Hotel security found Marcus’s room empty.
Suitcase gone.
Car gone.
Phone off.
That did not prove guilt.
It certainly did not make him innocent.
Police issued requests for his location as evidence developed.
Airports were checked.
Vehicle alerts distributed.
His apartment in Manhattan was empty.
His consulting office had been cleared of several computer systems during the previous twenty-four hours.
That showed preparation.
Not necessarily flight from the wedding.
Then investigators pulled hotel garage footage.
Marcus left seven minutes after Noah reached me.
He was carrying two cases.
One belonged to Vanessa.
One was his.
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He did not look like a man surprised his sister’s wedding had collapsed.
He looked ready.