He knew damned well that the old man behind Nikogda Snova was behind it, but knowing and digging out why were different things. Each way they turned l...d to a stone wall. Nobody would talk. Every faint lead took them to dead ends.He'd had the devil's own time putting a lid on the Idaho affair. Thank God the local sheriff and county-seat press didn't want any more publicity than he did. He and they agreed that it was done, over with, and buried. And that was the best place for it. A simple phone. I know who it belongs to, I was just hoping you would show me an ounce of respect and tell me the truth. It's Melissa's. I was with her when she bought it. Where are the matching panties, Michael? Or wasn't she wearing any? She told me it was for someone special. Little did I know..."Her voice trailed off and she began to sob. Michael tried to give her a reassuring hug, tried to tell her he was sorry. His charms had worked dozens of times in the past. He was sure he could wiggle out of yet. Lenny was still in the Army when Josie came to live with Bob, Vic’s mother, his two sisters and him in January of the following year. At first, Vic didn’t like the young girl because she took his bedroom. What that did was relegate him to a makeshift bedroom setup in the living room. Then Vic realized something that was far more important than having your own bedroom. The young girl now living in the same house with him wasn’t like the other girls living in that same house. Josie wasn’t his. " And as we came around the corner... "Look! There's Mike arguing with those guys. We will be there soon. Jim and I will get you lying down in one of the back seats and you'll feel better."Ash can be a calming influence on anyone but never more than she was that night with Kim. I wanted to tell everyone... "That's my girl. That's my mother of four kids!" I've been really proud of her plenty of times but how this night turned out was going to be a real memory maker. She was so good in fact,.