Claiming His Family. Ann Peterson Voss

now we have two missing persons. Jennifer Scott and the alleged rape victim, Connie Rasula.”

      He nodded. “That’s what it looks like.”

      “I suppose we’d better get looking.” She turned and grasped the doorknob, but didn’t pull it open. “Wait.”

      “What is it?”

      She spun to face Dex, the sparkle back in her eyes. “Maybe we don’t have to find Jennifer to learn whether she stole that sample of Smythe’s blood from the crime lab.”

      “I’m listening.”

      “When we take a blood sample for DNA or serum testing, we have to add a preservative to it so the liquid blood doesn’t coagulate and start to decompose like blood normally would. The preservative is called E.D.T.A.”