Find out what’s going on

Deciding that this was one of those nights when it was a good idea to head back to the office without any delays, Jessie did just that.
The girl she had saved didn’t speak during the entire trip, instead curling up in the front passenger seat and sobbing quietly as the city-blocks swished past the windows.
Wasting no time in getting the young woman inside her office, Jessie then took the time to pour both herself and the woman a scotch each.

“Here kiddo, look’s like you need it.” She said as she handed the glass to her guest, who currently crawled up in the small, beaten-up sofa that stood in the lower right corner of Jessie’s office.
“T…thanks.” The woman stammered out and accepted the offered glass, nearly choking as she took a large swig of the strong alcohol.
“What’s your name, kid?”
“Cammy.” The girl said, her stammering taken care of by the strong liquor.
“Well Cammy, as the sign on the door states I’m Jessie Space and I’m a private investigator. And it did sound as if you needed something investigated.”
“It’s my older brother, Clay. He’s a freighter pilot for a small trading company and his ship disappeared in this sector.”
“And nobody’s found the ship, nor does the company that he’s working for seem particularly interested in anyone doing so?”
“No… they just shrugged their shoulders when I asked them what they were going to do to find my brother.” Cammy was sobbing again.

In Jessie’s ears, it all sounded like a classic case of insurance embezzlement. The company gets itself a nice insurance on the ship and the cargo, and then they let the ship disappear while it’s travelling through the less ordered parts of human-controlled space.

As for Cammy’s brother; he was either in on it, or had been killed or was being held as a slave by someone who made sure that he couldn’t tell anybody what had happened.

“Cammy, I’m going to you your big brother.” Jessie told the young woman, while placing her hands on her shoulder to further comfort her.
“But I’ve hardly got any money left! I won’t be able to pay you.”
“Consider it a freebie, kid.” Jessie smiled at Cammy, who stopped her crying and smiled back.