.. Are you following this?" Not too well. It was so long ago." Steve, it was yesterday." Steve had a long night," said Shannon. "I was babysitting thi... girl who got sick. Steve drove her to the hospital for me, and he didn't get home till late. Maybe he had better concentrate on the art lesson today, and cover the civics when he's awake."Mr. Babaian laughed. "Maybe he'd better concentrate on physics tonight. We'll cover Robert's Rules of Order another day. Your girl?" he asked Steve."Yes.". Jill was wearing a pair of panties, pantyhose and nothing else. There were two blouses lying on the bed, still in hangers. She had a dresser drawer open and would remove a bra, hold it up near the blouses, shake her head, sigh and take it back to the drawer. After three or four bras, I went into the kitchen, poured myself some coffee and looked around for something for breakfast.There was a package of breakfast burritos in the freezer. I put four of them on a plate and put them in the. Over 30 years on the Job, that kind of knowledge. And contacts. Local instincts honed over the decades.I would be part of Daddy’s official team. So would Jessie and Jesse Sullivan. All of us had contributed to the Gunther’s downfall. All of us could be in mortal danger. Is there any other kind?The FBI turned its immediate focus to Garrett (Gunner) Gunther. Greta’s cousin. Who had disappeared from the compound at the same time she had.The other cousin, Otto, was back at work at his stock. Being cautious about the risks of harming larger animals, the twosisters had stuck with going after insects. Recently, however, theirway of thinking changed. Jenna, now fourteen, who had spent countlesshours searching for websites, newsgroups, e-mail buddies, anythingpertaining to animal cruelty, was rewarded one night for her effort.She had found an internet cult that dealt specifically with the sexualgratification of hurting and killing animals. Almost too excited tospeak, Jenna recklessly.