So for the afternoon, I expected to be free to just deliver worms. After my call to Lucinda, I turned off the burner phone and removed the battery. At...that point I was out of touch for company business. The supply of worms for the rest of the weekend was my only mission. The delivery wasn’t critical, but I wouldn’t be able to get away with Saturday deliveries during the summer.I got home about four, then I put the battery back in my burner phone. I did that after I was reasonably sure I didn’t. Both engines were soon spooled up, and we moved to the aisle while requesting taxi clearance to the runway.Climbing out from Salt Lake City is always neat due to the spectacular view. We were flying nearly due east toward KC. I turned the cabin speakers on and told Sharon to look down to her right to see Denver. I heard her say, "I don't want to go back there right away."Neither girl came up to sit with me on the less than two hour flight. I had plenty to think about so I didn't mind. I could. ” I opened the fridge. “Will you drink a beer with me?” “Of course.” Her friend took off moments later, and Pam and I migrated to the couch. After she tried getting to know me and crap, we went upstairs, flopped on the bed, and made out. She’d been drinking earlier that day, so every kiss had a hint of booze in it. I tried taking her clothes off, but she was being stingy, saying things like, “What about you? You first.” In the end, I was naked and she was in a tank top and soccer shorts. It. The inquest was all over in a day. The doctor confirmed that he had been treating Penny for depression and that the condition would impair her judgement. The mountain rescue leader told the coroner about the weather conditions and how easy it would have been for Penny to take the wrong path and put herself in danger. The coroner handed down a verdict of Death by Misadventure.That Christmas was a quiet affair, with all of us feeling the empty space at the table. Of course little Harry running.