Lorenzo drew breath before answering. In a way this was the scariest part. "We don't have an exact time of death," he said. "But an early estimate is that she was murdered between 10 p.m. yesterday and 1 a.m. this morning."<br/><br/>He let that sink in. There was a few moments of silence while the crowd absorbed that, and then there was another concerned buzz. Another journalist raised her hand. "So are you saying she was kidnapped, held prisoner in this area, and then just recently murdered?" That question prompted the crowd's noise level to rise even more.<br/><br/>The sheriff raised his hands for quiet before answering. In truth, that would be his worst fears come true. That someone in town had kept Sarah a prisoner, somewhere, for these past months. Doing unspeakable things to her. Before killing her and dumping part of her body on the outskirts of town.<br/><br/>"We are investigating that angle," he said, when the hubbub had died down enough. But the knowledge that she had been alive until just yesterday gnawed at him. He could only imagine what this relevation would be like for people who had been close to her.<br/><br/>* * *<br/><br/>Sue Ann stared down in silence at her phone. A prank caller? A bad telemarketing connection? Something made her feel unsafe about all this...after all, Sarah's body had just been discovered... but she put it out her mind. Too much of a coincidence, right? Sarah's killer wouldn't be stupid enough to hang around here.<br/><br/>She handed Mary some tea after they had both rung off. Mary was obviously troubled  by whoever had called. Tactfully, Sue Ann said, "Mary, if you need anyone else to come over, I'm totally cool with that." She and Mary were friendly but not close friends. She wanted what was best for Mary, and if that meant someone else coming over then that was just fine.