Max Harper and the Unknown Lady

the last client rain pelted the windows of the small private detective office as Max Harper prepared to close up for the night business had been slow lately and he was starting to wonder if he'd picked the wrong line of work just as he reached for his coat the door creaked open a woman stepped in soaked from the rain her dark hair clinging to her face are you Max Harper she asked her voice trembling Max nodded gesturing for her to take a seat what can I do for you my husband's missing she said ringing her hands he's been gone for 3 days no note no calls I'm scared Something's Happened to him Max leaned back gauging her she seemed genuinely frightened but there was something else in her eyes something she wasn't telling him tell me about your husband any enemies Affairs anything unusual before he disappeared she hesitated biting her lip n nothing like that he's a good man but he's been acting strange lately he mentioned he felt like someone was following him Max raised an eyebrow did he say who she shook her head no just that he was afraid he wouldn't say much more max scribbled a few notes I'll need his name photo and any details you can give me I'll start first thing in the morning as she handed him a crumpled photo of her husband her hand shook please find him she whispered before rushing out the door Max stared at the photo something about the man's face tugged at his memory but he couldn't place it shrugging off the feeling he locked up and headed home the next day max dug into the case tracking the man's last known movements he visited the man's workplace a local bar and even his usual gym everywhere he went he hit the same wall no one had seen or heard from the man in days as Max pieced together the puzzle a sense of unease grew there were no signs of Foul Play but there was also no trace of the man it was as if he had vanished Into Thin Air that evening Max returned to his office exhausted as he flipped through his notes he noticed something odd the woman's story didn't add up the more he thought about it the more he realized he hadn't even gotten her name his heart began to race grabbing the photo she'd given him he examined it again and suddenly it clicked he knew the man in the picture he had seen him before but not as a missing person the man in the photo was dead Max had worked on his Case Case 6 months ago the man had been found in a shallow grave murdered and his wife had been the prime suspect as the realization hit him the door creaked open again Max looked up and there she was the woman standing in the doorway drenched in Rain once more Hello Max she said with a cold smile did you find him the lights flickered and the room plunged Into Darkness [Music]