When he returned to where he had left her, there was a small blood smear on the ground, but no sign of her.
"My name is Francine Everling," she said, sounding a little nervous. "The owner of this phone knocked on my door and promptly passed out. She's looking very pale, the poor dear. Do you know her?"
"My address is 683 Willow Avenue," she said worriedly. "Please hurry. I put her on the couch, but she isn't moving."
An older woman, perhaps in her early 60s, opened the door, peering at him through her circular spectacles.