Rachel followed me as I returned to the barn. Sack after sack I loaded on the first barge until they were all gone. Next I began to move the barrels t... the second larger barge, last I destroyed the large still. Finally I pulled the three men out of the barn and sent Rachel to the boat.I pulled the men to the trees my family had been murdered in. I used rope and put a noose around their neck while they pleaded with me. One at a time I pulled them up and tied the rope off. They kicked and jerked. "And I won't fire you because of it. Sandy, if this is the only time we do anything, then that's fine. I like you, I think you'll do a good job. But if you would like to have some, ah, special job benefits..." He let it hang. She grinned in understanding. "Okay," she said. "Okay?" "I'll take the job," she added. He grinned. There was more that had to be done after that, paperwork to fill out and file, but for now it was enough to help her down off the desk, to stand over her looking down at her. "Don't ever worry about calling me," I told her. "You're the best friend I've ever had and there is nothing I wouldn't do for you."Beth told me she'd keep in touch and I told her I planned to call her parents and let them know how much I loved them, too."I think it's something they might like to hear," she said.My call to Mack and Ellie thankfully contained less tears."When you left for Alabama," Ellie told me. "I expected you call me a thousand times with silly questions about life on your. At her request, we had gone horse-back riding. I guess at the time I had thought that a good way to impress her was by proving my dominance over dumb animals. In hindsight this was probably not the brightest of ideas, but this is also not the place I needed that R.A.T.S. box. By the time we got to the stables it was late in the day and the horses were being less than cooperative. The problem was that these particular horses were usually already back in their stall by now and our late arrival.