Victor took in what his partner told him of her opinion.  What she said certainly made a lot of sense and he trusted in Mia's conclusions.  He had relied on her in the past and he would do so again and again in the future.  "You never know, Mia.  It could very well be the reason he values her is because she fawned over him.  Then when she had a change of heart, she fled and he wants his loyal supporter back."  Victor paused for a moment and frowned, the words tasted of ashes.  He was already thinking of the worst for his client and he couldn't do that if he wanted to provide an unbiased assessment.<br/><br/>"Whichever the case might be, we'll provide Chris with the standard surveillance package.  Find where Lily lives, document her current routines, and then we'll go from there."  Victor took the records and looked at them for a moment before looking at Mia, a momentary pang stabbing him as she smiled at him.  He had pursued Mia before and he would pursue her again for a relationship outside of their partnership but she always shot him down.  She wanted to keep things professional between them even as he wanted to know more about his red-headed partner.  With that smile, Victor could almost hope that it meant she saw him more than just as a partner and casual friend.<br/><br/>"I'll make the call with one of our drop phones to check up on this.  Also start a search on the locations of her favorite stores, Mia.  Chris mentioned how Lily liked Forever 21 and Sephora.  She may not be visiting the ones at Oakland Mall, but the other places can provide us the first places to stake out later."  Victor opened a desk drawer and picked out one of the prepaid cell phones he had bought for the business and started dialing the number.  "Thanks, Mia."  He smiled back at her before he turned back to waiting for someone to pick up before he...there they were.  "Good evening, this is Lancaster Consulting and I was wondering if you would like to fill out a survey about shopping habits and we'll enter you into a drawing for the chance to win an iPad..."