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Oh, Lexi. Yawning hugelyтАФnone of the conferees had gotten much
sleepтАФPam pushed the recall button. The face that flickered onto the
screen was that of Marcee Morgenstern, producer of A Thousand Miles.
тАЬHi,тАЭ said Pam. тАЬIтАЩm returning a call from Lexi.тАЭ

тАЬFrom Lexi? LexiтАЩs gone AWOL!тАЭ Marcee looked angry and flustered.
тАЬYou say youтАЩre returning a call? When was this? What did she say?тАЭ

Wide awake now, Pam checked the readout. тАЬLooks like ... about two
hours ago. Eleven forty-six Utah time. IтАЩm in California at a conference, I left
my phone in my room this morning, only found out sheтАЩd tried to reach me a
few minutes ago. She just said to call her. What do you mean by AWOL?тАЭ

тАЬShe finished her last scene and I sent her to get out of makeup.
About twenty minutes later hereтАЩs RoLayne having hysterics, whereтАЩs Lexi,
has anybody seen Lexi. Which nobody hadтАФincluding makeup, she never
showed up over there. We all dropped everything to look for her, but so far
no luck. IтАЩm going to tan her bottom when we get ahold of her, this has
played holy heck with the schedule and we were already a day behindтАФтАЭ

She was going to do no such thing, but Pam understood how she felt.
тАЬHow long have you been looking?тАЭ

тАЬI donтАЩt know, an hour maybe, or a little less.тАЭ

тАЬAn hour?тАЭ Pam relaxed. тАЬThatтАЩs not very long. Maybe she went for a
walk.тАЭ

Marcee glared. тАЬSheтАЩs under strict orders not to wander off,
remember?тАЭ

Pam herself had given those strict orders when the abuse had been
reported. тАЬYes, of course she is, IтАЩm sorry.тАЭ

тАЬNobodyтАЩs got a clue where she could have gone.тАЭ MarceeтАЩs voice
slid up dangerously. тАЬAnd I havenтАЩt got a clue how she managed to slip off,
there are people everywhere up here keeping an eye on her!тАЭ

A pang of real alarm shot through Pam. тАЬOkay, IтАЩll notify my office. If
she doesnтАЩt turn up soon weтАЩll bring in the police.тАЭ

тАЬIf she calls you againтАФтАЭ

тАЬIтАЩll handle it. Let me know the minute you find her, okay?тАЭ
 The instant she hung up, something very peculiar happened; Pam
could feel her consciousness expand and zoom in, like a powerful
microscope, on the details of LexiтАЩs situation. In this state of preternatural
keenness PamтАЩs mind informed her that one of two things had certainly
happened: either Church authorities had snatched Lexi, or sheтАЩd run away