CLAIRE

I processed the words slowly, Ethan was out. "How?" I asked, keeping my voice steady.

Julian looked up from the couch, immediately noticing I was on the phone.

"During medical transport to a hospital," Detective Martinez explained. "He complained of chest pains, guards took him to the emergency room."

"And he just walked out?" I asked.

"More or less," Martinez confirmed. "Used the bathroom, climbed out a window, disappeared."

Blake appeared from the kitchen, sensing something was happening. "Do you know where he went?" I pressed.

"Not yet," Martinez admitted. "But we have officers checking his known associates, credit card activity, everything."

"You'll find him," I said.

It wasn't...