. killed somebody?" Josie asked hesitantly.Henry nodded grimly. "The man who had destroyed my life and the life of somebody I cared for."Josie quickly...caught on. "Ellen's husband? The one who disappeared without a trace?" Ted always was a pillar of society; it is only fitting that he became part of a real pillar in the end." His grim smile made her shiver."And you have definitely stopped this kind of life?" Yes, Josie. I want what everybody else seems to have. A family to care for, a person to. As if symbolically, the weather did improve a little after that stop -- not spectacularly, but it was a little warmer, a little less windy, a little less overcast; some afternoons approached being glorious fall days. The season was long, and by now they were a little ready to get it over with and take some down time, but still, riding the crew bus up Diamond Creek Wash was the hardest trip of the year, to have to turn their backs on the river and ride away.The season wasn't quite over with.. What the heck were they about? And why was he relieved to be bound? Her reverie was cut short as he suddenly gagged and coughed, almost choking. The residue of blood in his mouth was thick and he was having trouble swallowing.She rushed to the sink, cupping her hands together under the flow of water, quickly returning to his side, pouring the precious liquid into his mouth. He gratefully gulped at it and swallowed.He screamed as the water reached his stomach and jack-knifed against the cramping. There was a guy just before you got here, that was about Dan, s build. He stopped to ask If I knew where the companies that sold novelties were located, It might have been him you saw.After that, Donna left quickly for the ladies room. I wondered why Dan had left after I was sure he'd seen me. Why had she lied when I asked if Dan had stopped by the booth and why was she so nervous when I asked about Dan. Thinking back too when Dan, asked Donna for the first dance and how she'd blushed, when I.