“Right away, I went into the water with a bunch of other people.”
“Did Kirk dive in?”
“Yeah. When Jane didn’t come up after a few seconds, he didn’t even wait to take off his shirt. He was frantic to find her. We all were.”
“Go on.”
Alice gestured helplessly. “It was awful. We kept looking and there was nothing. You know, even when people drown, they usually float to the surface. We didn’t know what to do. Finally my dad had me get into my scuba equipment and go to the bottom.”
“Did you see any sign of Jane’s equipment down there?”
“No, nothing. But at that depth, I didn’t make a real thorough check.”
“Why not?”
Alice’s lip quivered. “If I found her on the floor, I knew I’d just be finding her body….”