I turned slowly after Crew disappeared, attitude leaving me, thinking hard. There was more to the friend's circle than they were telling, I was sure of it. I really needed the means to
investigate them without having to talk to them. And that meant snooping in their online lives. But in the middle of a snowstorm that knocked out the power?
Electricity meant possible internet connection. I spun and marched to the desk, smiling at Paisley who waved a little in her perky and friendly way as I leaned over the counter with a conspiratorial wink.
"Any chance there's Wi-Fi?"
She shook her head with a sad smile. "I'm sorry, we have nothing." She gestured at the TV behind her, blank and black. "Even the satellite is out, though I think it's likely just snow on the receiver. Bill is looking into it."
"The maintenance guy?" I bit my lower lip, thinking. "Do you know him very well?"