Well, it seems that Bill’s story of a lost daughter is for real. I just got a call from a retired police detective. He has been in contact with the original investigating officer from another trooper barracks about 2.5 hours away. He will accompany the psychic and me to the area where I found the blanket Monday morning.After asking me a bunch of questions, including “Why do you spend so much time alone in the woods?” and “Do you usually carry a weapon on you?”, I got a chance to ask him some questions:ME: Are you like a cold-case detective?#### Tracy: Well, in this particular instance, yes. I’ll be working with you as a professional courtesy to my former colleagues from local law enforcement.ME: So did this abduction actually occur 2.5 hours drive from here?DT: That is where her car was found abandoned. Bill moved to his current home about a year ago. ME: Is it typical for a kidnapper to drive that far with their victim?DT: It’s not unheard of, but I should make it clear that the only people convinced that there was foul play involved is Bill and his psychic friend. We haven’t completely ruled it out, but it seems unlikely.ME: Why the confusion with Bill and friend?DT: Well, I’m really not at liberty to discuss the particulars of the case with you, but there was no indication of abduction. His daughter had good motive to want to disappear and after reviewing the case, I believe that’s exactly what she did of her own accord. Apparently Bill feels he will get better results with a psychic than a PI. It’s his decision…we can’t make it for him.ME: So why is Bill convinced you guys are wrong? DT: Could be that it’s easier for Bill to accept that his daughter was kidnapped and being held hostage somewhere than to accept the fact that his daughter left him without so much as a goodbye, and has never bothered to contact him to let him know if she’s alive.ME: What about the psychic?DT: I’ve only ever met one psychic that actually impressed me as having some sort of gift or talent. Even then, she could have just been darn lucky. The rest strike me as just some folks that aren’t getting enough attention at home and are playing off of victim’s emotions. This psychic knows what Bill wants to hear, and he’s trying to give it to him. ME: So Bill won’t be joining us Monday?DT: No. If it is a crime scene, we won’t need an emotional father there to further corrupt the evidence. Also it has been my experience that some of these psychics tend to put on a far more emotional performance when the client is around. I’m there to gather evidence, not karma.ME: If you don’t suspect foul play, what evidence could we possibly find?DT: She is still a missing person. Also, we haven’t ruled out suicide.ME: So why bring along the psychic on Monday?DT: (pause) I have my reasons.ME: Is it okay to tell my friends about this stuff?DT: Well, I’m certainly not going to let you know anything that hasn’t already been made public, but I would think that out of respect for Bill you would choose not to discuss his personal tragedy in a cavalier manner. It can make an interesting story without including names and exact locations. Just consider how you would want it treated if you were Bill.Obviously DT is a skeptic, and so am I, but dang…that psychic did describe that Pullman blanket and its location pretty accurately. Tomorrow should prove to be interesting.