“Then why bring the police?”

“Because I needed them to meet the woman who kept Ava safe.”

Silence settled across the room. I looked from Sabrina to the detective. “I still don’t understand.”

The detective folded his hands. “Ms. Margaret, Sabrina has been helping us with a criminal investigation. Eleven days ago she disappeared, because the father of her child discovered she was preparing to testify against him.”

I turned toward Sabrina.

“He threatened to take Ava,” she whispered. “He told me that if I spoke, neither of us would ever be seen again.”