But the police had not found her phone.

In the video, the man in the cap returned after the ambulance left.

He appeared near a trash receptacle, then walked toward a dark hatchback.

“Any plate?” Lena asked.

“Part of one,” Malcolm replied.

“The camera over the loading dock may have the rest.”

The loading-dock footage showed three legible characters and a bumper sticker for a local towing company.

Ruiz exhaled.