We walked in silence down the tree-lined streets, holding each other’s hand, each grieving in our inner solitude. We spoke of what happened the day ... died. Why she left before I awoke (three days later). The devastation I faced due to her absence. I told her what memories my Swiss cheese brain had of the events of that fateful day, and we walked on. She spoke of the ultimate joy she felt as new life grew inside her and the crushing loneliness she felt because she couldn’t trust me to share the. I want you to dig back at least twenty years or so and see if anything like this has happened before.”“But shouldn’t I... ?” asked Shelia.“We’ve determined that none of our vics or their families have any ties now. But what about the past. I got to thinking last night that maybe their pasts are somehow connected.”“On it,” replied Shelia.Both Nikki and Shelia sat down and began typing at their computers as Linda and Brad headed for their squad cars.An hour later Nikki looked over to Shelia.“Find. " She reached over and gave me a kiss on the cheek. "How are you?" I'm fine. How about you?" I asked."I was OK till I walked in," she said. "I guess I'm OK now as well, but as Ricky Ricardo says, 'You got a lot of splainin' to do!'" Fine," I said. "After we have a drink we will sit down to dinner and you can ask all the questions that you'd like. Who knows, we may even answer them!"Becky came in with the wine and she and Jamie poured and served us, taking glasses for themselves. "It's nice to. " You take care of yourself and your family." I try Dad, I try very hard."Old school friends showing up would never have bothered me before but I figured it was too odd to happen now. It may be a government agency of some country or somebody that wants to get in on the gold I seemed to have so much of. All of my family could read my mind and they became a little upset but understood this was small time.Dad whispered, "I picked up more copper for you. I must have ten tonnes by now. The pile's.