Our next four days were much the same. We were kept naked (thankfully the rooms we were confined to were kept warm enough this was no discomfort), bat...ed twice each day, fed plain but generous meals. During the days we were kept occupied with books and board games. Maddie was the only person we saw over that entire period. We were never bound like we found ourselves that first morning, but neither were we allowed out of the suite. Of course we weren’t informed as to the reason for the delay.The. . low and gnarly, or scrawny. When I asked Susan about the trees, she said they were ‘mesquite.’ By now, we had been driving for about three-and-a-half hours, so I asked Susan how much farther to her Dad’s ranch? ‘Actually, the land on both sides of the road is his,’ she said. ‘We should get to the farmhouse in another 30 minutes.’ Wait, I thought. We are already on her Dad’s property and it will still take 30 minutes to get to the farmhouse? And Susan wasn’t exactly driving slowly. ‘Just how. .. Dino!Back to the door of the hotel room - it opens and allows our new guests to enter ... Dino the Great Dane and his owner Bernard.No words required, but Bernard will offer them anyway. “This is Dino.” Bernard speaks in voice-over whilst the huge dog continues to piss like a firehouse. “He’s an 8 year old Great Dane. He’s enjoying his sex-symbol status and gets fan mail from as far away as Australia and Japan ... There’s nothing Dino enjoys more than getting out and getting personal with. ”I rubbed my wrists and turned to the detective. “All I did was take her with me when she asked. She's got problems at home. I didn't fucking kidnap her.”I was angry and just wanted to be on my way. I thought about Carla's problems at home, but at the moment I didn't care and suddenly wasn't sure whether I wanted Carla to come with me or not. Her reluctance to confront her mother created this mess. All I wanted was to be left alone without hassles and to get as far away as I could with or.