Please keep her visit here, as well as her association with me, confidential. To do otherwise could place her in jeopardy." Of course. She is under yo...r protection?" Yes." Then I will be less concerned about her future safety. Her father was an old and trusted friend."Pete Turner took us to Chez Philippe for lunch, one of the restaurants he'd backed with his venture capital company. Talk about service! The maitre d' was fawning. Waiters hovered over us, and the chef even came out to greet us.. But I did know it was late and getting later. Finally, Paul came back. Followed by two state troopers. I knew that things had gone from bad to worse.“Matt, I want you to know upfront that I tried my damnedest to stop this. Video from this morning has gone viral on the internet. The district attorney in Grangeville has gotten wind of what happened. That and the guy you popped is demanding charges be pressed. It’s an election year and Randy Clausen, he’s the DA for the county and looking at a. -----For us in Athens, that queasy feeling Mom had mentioned was worse,and the numbness she said affected her whole body hit us -- the men,anyway -- just in one spot. I didn't even realize what had happened tome until -- wait, let me start with the moment it happened.I'd gone to spend the weekend with Uncle Mike at his apartment in Athensso Mom and Dad could have a quiet Valentine's Day weekend together.Uncle Mike and I had slept late that Saturday morning. He got up earlierthan me, but not. It also was locked but I looked around and found a hidden key. We went inside.Inside, I could tell that this house was more to Shirley's liking. We walked through the rooms and she was smiling. There were four bedrooms and three and a half baths. It was a bigger house than I had thought. There was a spacious kitchen, living room, and den."Jack, I like this one. Where are the owners?" I don't know, Shirl. I guess we need to look around some more. There is a separate garage and it may hold the.