Broken nose? Apparently. Teetering, Jack stood up, got his bearings quick, and glared at the asshole a good fifty feet down the street from him.Daniel...clenched and unclenched the fist he used to punch Jack. He’d hurt himself, punching that hard.Chuckling loud enough it echoed against the big, empty office buildings, Jack began the walk back to the sheriff. And naturally, Daniel stared at him with those cold eyes the whole time. Perfect.“Come on, no speech? Nothing to say at all? Sheriff, I’m. After all I didn't want to see your parents lose their house. "Thank you" was her reply. Her next question was how I expected her parents to repay the debt that was owed to me? I told her that her mom and I had already talked about the terms of repayment,not to worry about it. "Is that why mom wants to have sex with you? Is sex part of the terms of repayment?" After almost choking on my drink,I asked her what she meant. "Are you and mom having sex in exchange for the money owed?" I was fumbled. I’m not.”“Interesting,” I smirked.“Oh, stop!” she laughed. “Back to Matheson. You’re sure he was behind the break-ins at NIKA?”“The same two idiot cops were with him at the diner. It’s way too much of a coincidence, and if the FBI had liked him for Outfit connections, that would have generated a different set of questions. What gets me is the apparent lack of leads with regard to the guys on the plane and the pilots.”“That’s what makes me suspicious the plane came from Canada or the. When I looked down at her I saw a glowing swirl of energy patterns overlaid in a girl's shape. I closed my eyes and when I opened them again it was just a girl. She smiled weakly and said, "For a while, you will be able to see with my eyes, but only for a while. Goodbye, Jimmy, I can't help you any more. You have to do this by yourself." I nodded and she was gone.I stepped through the dark door and into the field again, and as I did the child shape leapt clumsily to its feet to stand between.