Special Agent Tom Murphy of the FBI asked, “I’m just a little curious Farah ~ why didn’t Adam McCormick try and protect you from Sal? I mean if ...e was supposed to be so in love with you? Then why not protect the girl he was in love with?”Farah said, “Because Sal is the boss. Adam is just one of many small time ~ the call themselves partners of Sal’s but they really just work for Sal. I guess it’s just a polite way of saying they were partners because they sorta run the day to day operations for. “Come sit on my bed, Josey. We have a phone call to make.”Whatever Granny wanted, I was all in. She had the phone on her legs, already dialing.“Tori! Early Ramsey here. Did I wake you?”Granny spoke then grinned at me and motioned for me to listen in.“No, Miss Ramsey I was just getting out of the shower and about to get in bed. Is something wrong? Is Josey alright?”“Josey is fine, Tori. Are you alone?”“Yes, Harry’s out of town. Why?”“Josey and I need to see you immediately. Can you leave your. And what he was planning to do today. Sam was sitting on a bench beside the back door of the school, waiting for the tempting, little thirteen-year-old.Saturday was a good day for what he planned. The school would be vacant. The janitors cleaned on Friday night and no self-respecting teacher was going to give up a weekend day for anything short of catastrophe so he'd be alone with the pretty, precocious youngster."Hi, Mr. Slade. Been waiting long?" Sally spoke cheerily as she came around the. ”“And what is that, my husband? You have already got a respectable pack of wives, children on the way, and overall charge of two tribes. You have a degree of influence over a foreign army as well, and are building up good trade between tribes and these sea merchants as well. What else could you want, to make your life happier?”John looked her in the eyes, and gave her a dutiful kiss. “There is always something more, Numa. If a man is totally satisfied, his life is over. It is best to have.