"Lindsay, please sit down. Beth will be back in a couple of minutes, then 
you can talk from there," Nick said.
    "Thanks," she said, and sat down next to Emily on the couch.
    "Do you want anything to drink?" Nick asked.
    "Uh, yes. Could I just have some water, please?"
    "What about you Emily?" Nick asked.
    "No thanks. I'm fine, Mr. Carter," Emily replied.
    "Okay, but please call me Nick. I feel too old if you call me Mr. Carter."
    "That's because you are old," Kevin joked.
    "Funny, you're older than I am," Nick said, walking up the 
basement stairs, and towards the kitchen.
    Nick had to pass the other flight of stairs to get ot he kitchen. He didn't
look up on his way to the next room. He got ice out of the freezer, 
then went to the faucet, turned it on, then got a glass out, put the 
ice in, and filled it with water. On the way back, he was getting 
suspicious about what had happened to Beth. He went upstairs