He had his radio synched to the loudspeaker and stayed out of the way. When the asshole went into the ditch, Billy ran up to him, yanked open the door... and tased his ass into next week. Then he cuffed him and trussed him up good. I sent him and a heavy escort to Matucket General already.”“Good for Little Billy!”Next, Dubois reached out and clasped my right hand. “Good to see you again, Sergeant Reaper, though not as a customer. I know you saw your house and shed, but believe me, this isn’t bad.. This morning, I had to get up real early to prepare for a big meeting at work. Kim sensed my nerves, and was doing her best to calm me down. I stood there, in our bathroom, wearing just a button down shirt, attempting to tie my tie properly, when I saw in the reflection Kim stroll up right behind me. Let me rephrase that, when I saw a stunningly beautiful realistic, veiny, pink dildo walk in, with my wife attached to it, with a huge smile. The short span of her walking from the door to me. I can hardly believe it’s only a week until I leave.”“I shan’t be much longer, myself. I’m going to Athens by way of Sweden. The three of us will arrive in Greece at different times and from different places.”“Is it really that dangerous? I worry about Wesley.”“Not so much danger as simply not wanting to draw attention.” Margaret looked at Rebecca’s bags distractedly. “Rebecca, do you have a walking stick?”“No. Why?”“Oh, I just knew something was missing. You can go almost any place in the. We'd explored the bedrooms and ... No. It was something else. Something earlier.I mentally went back to the entrance of the drive, the Audi nosing around the curve, that first glimpse, the impression of a medieval home. The ... That's it! The turret! It had narrow slot windows in it yet we'd not found any stairs inside leading up to it. Why?Was it a fake? Was it there for aesthetic purposes only?"Et voilà," the locksmith announced, the small safe door cracking open slightly. "Celui-ci était.