”“I guess,” said Dale.Soon after, the family was on I-69 for the six hour drive. Dale knew little about his dad’s past except that dad’s bro...her, Stuart, was the black sheep of the family and was constantly in trouble with the law. Dad was the overachiever. The brothers were separated when their parents split up. Dad went on to college and became an engineer for Lotsatech.It was late by the time they pulled into the driveway of a decrepit old stone mansion in a once upscale neighborhood of some. ’ ‘What…?’ ‘SHUT UP….’ Snake pushed her towards one of the dining room chairs positioned in the centre of the room, ‘SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP.’ Shaking all over she carefully sat down and faced him. ‘I don’t understand……’ He stood in front of her with the knife pointed towards her face in a threatening manner, and then taking a strip of the sheet he went behind her and grabbing her hands tied them tightly behind her back. ‘Too bad Shirley, I used to really like you….we had a lot of fun way back in. ’ ‘Oh, you mean because the lights came on. That’s Gandolf, my computer, it monitors for a signal from the car and turns on the lights. The only living beings in the house are my two cats, Frodo and Sam.’ We pulled into the garage, I shut the garage door and led Mary into the kitchen. Both of my brave cats hid until they became acquainted with this new stranger, Mary. As I shut the kitchen door I got out of my jacket and helped her out of her coat. ‘How long had you been standing in the cold,. "We're here. What do we do?"Dad said, "You are just following along. Chad will be interviewed by the judge. Mitch is here to testify also, if he wants anything more."Let's go."We went into the judge's chambers. It was the same judge as before. He greeted us warmly. "Young lady, you seem to be thriving and your nursing of Chad seems to have worked."Britt said, "Thank you, sir. You were at the hospital, weren't you?" Yes, I was. We appreciate Charles' work and are thankful for both family members.