I was terrified, not that Brent would hurt Cale, but the opposite. I quickly filled him in and he paused long enough to tell Amy to get some officers...over here. I headed back down the hall with Gray still on the line. ‘What’s going on Grace?’ I heard his voice, insistent and calm. I couldn’t see Cale’s face, but I could see Brent’s and it was growing paler by the second. Cale was obviously saying something, but he was speaking too low for me to make it out. ‘So far they’re just talking,. Penny and I didn't talk much as we rode to the Baers. We held each other close. Justin talked about our Venturer Crew's plans for a white water rafting trip on Pine Creek through the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon in three weeks.Justin pulled into a driveway beside a large, roughly 20 year old house. It looked bigger than a house a couple of 21 year olds could possibly afford to own. I had visualized them living in an apartment complex somewhere. Justin led us around the side of the garage and up. It had been almost a week since having their dinner guest; they had just made love and were now cuddled in each other's arms. Carl seemed peaceful; she thought it was probably as good a time as any."Carl, honey we need to talk about Barry," she said very cautiously."Barry; why, what's there to talk about?" she could still hear anger in his voice at the simple mention of his name."Honey the man saved our lives, we can't just forget about it." The hell we can't, the little prick can go fuck. Talk about your dead weight, he definitely was.Going through their pockets, I collected their wallets, keys, money and cell phones plus anything else that they had on them. Everything went into one of the evidence bag that I normally carry.Returning to the house through the back door, I returned to the living room to disconnect and remove the ten gauge.First rule: NEVER go through your own ambush zone until you’re sure it’s safe again.While I knew both barrels had fired and the gun was empty, I.