Buck rushed in and shut the door. He dialed The Drake and asked for his own room. Hearing the fear in Rayford’s voice, not to mention the message itself, made the color drain from his face. Buck called information for the number of the Land Rover dealership in Arlington Heights. He asked for the sales manager and said it was an emergency. Within a minute, the man was on the line. As soon as Buck identified himself, the man said, “Everything all right with the—” “The car is fine, sir. But I need to reach my wife, and she’s driving it right now. I need the phone number on that built-in phone.”
