The Case of the Missing Diary- Part 1

It's funny how life can swing back around and hit you right in the face. It was supposed to be a case about a missing diary, but in the process it turned into me confronting something I had never wanted to think about again.

Lia had come to us because her older brother had invited six of his friends over for a small party. Lia wasn't home at the time, but afterward she noticed that someone had been in her room and gone through her things. Worst of all she discovered that her diary was missing.

"There's so much embarrassing stuff in there," she told us.

"Did you ask your brother about it?" I questioned. "Could he have taken it?"

"Luke wouldn't do that," she replied. "We've always been really close."

"Did your brother ask his friends about it?" Tasha asked.

"Well," said Lia, "that's complicated. I haven't said anything to Luke about any of it."

I was confused. "I thought you were really close," I said. "Wouldn't he help you?"

"Of course he would," answered Lia. "He'd help me in a second, and that's the problem." She saw our confusion and continued.

"We moved here about a year ago. It's been really hard for Luke. I know he'd help me, but he was so happy about finally having friends. If he talks to his friends about this and they get mad at him, he'll be so lonely again."

"Well, are you sure those friends are worth it?" I asked. "I mean, if you two are close, wouldn't he want to know what these so-called friends did? If someone hurt my little brother I'd want to know."

Lia nodded, "I know it doesn't make sense. But it was like he was happy for the first time in a year. I don't want to ruin that for him. But I'm so scared about what is in my diary and who has it. I wrote some things that might really embarrass Luke. I want to hire you to find the diary, but you have to do it without anyone knowing that I hired you."

"You want us to somehow question six guys without telling them what we are looking for?"

"Yes." She said it with such confidence that I actually laughed.

More in Spring 2012!

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