Bolstered by Spook's assessment of probabilities, I remained pretty confident that I'd seen the last of Estrada and his minions. If Estrada had the Ca...stairs file he'd know that everything pointed against me being Jack Heyward, from fingerprints to photos to DNA to eyewitness IDs, right across the board. They'd been persuasive enough that the Feds hadn't even tried to take it into court, hadn't they?Still, I was aware that Estrada wasn't a court, and had, according to Richard, potential. "Those Auburn fucks are gonna hate your ass," Brett told him after hearing the results of the last run."Good," Jason told him.Early the next morning, just after first light, the Placer County Militia of Auburn was once more assembled on the lawn of the football field. They were divided into three different companies of four platoons apiece, all of them loaded with heavy packs of food and extra ammunition, all of them with rifles on their backs. They stood at attention in neat, military rows,. ” Roxy laughed. “There’s no need, mom. Have you looked in the mirror lately? You’re in great shape.” “That’s not what I meant.” Roxy frowned. “What did you mean?” “I’m jealous of Sherri having you as her girlfriend. I wish …” She stopped. “It doesn’t matter.” “You sound like a lesbian, mom.” “Only because I am. Closet doors are swinging open tonight, honey.” “No way!” Roxy gasped. “You’ve never suspected?” “No! Why should I? You have two daughters. How could you be a lesbian?” “Lori was two. We put the big 42-inch in the huge living room and the smaller 26-inch where you could see it from both the table and the kitchen. I brought my laptop in and tested the Internet cable modem connection. We were set.Nettie told me that she and Ethel were using the downstairs master suite with Grandpa. She was grinning when she said they had only used one bed since they had been there. Looks like the men of the family have all found company.Nettie said for us all to go next door to Agnes' place.