I watch as Chuck unloads the canoe from the truck, unable to help with the unwieldy craft. He shows me where I'll be sitting in the canoe and we begin...to load and stow our gear from the truck into the canoe."What's in the drybags, Chuck?" Mainly things we might need. A first aid kit, towels, clothing, overnight stuff in case we have a mishap, a limb saw." A limb saw?" You never know when we might need to amputate."I must have looked horrified, because he laughed and said, "Sometimes trees fall. We were on the road a bit after noon when the phone, MY phone, rang. I looked at the display. "Mike," I said to Tina."Susan's dad. Wants you to post bail, no doubt."I smiled at her, then answered the phone. "This is Alan. Hi!" Hello, Alan. This is Mike. I just shot your technician, burned your trailer down, and sent my daughter off to a convent, and we're Baptist, for heaven's sake." He SOUNDED serious, but the laughter in the background gave him away."Am I to assume that congratulations are in. She tried the handle and it turned easily, but the deadbolt was still engaged. She tried to turn the handle for it, but the lock wouldn’t budge. She carefully placed her fingers to muster all the leverage she could and tried again. It was a no go. That made sense. Obviously she’d been kidnapped. Her captors would make sure she was locked in.She went back to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator under the counter. It was filled with small plastic bottles of water, juice and sodas. She opened. At least you didn't used to charge for it." Well, that has changed. Brandon has been charging guys so I guess that makes him a pimp and me a prostitute."We were interrupted by the sergeant who had come back. "I know it's not fair, but I would suggest you leave now. Mace will tell the others how you burned him and they will find a way to nail you when you leave. Which way you headed?" North, to Bozeman." Well, I'll keep everybody busy here until you have had time to get out of our jurisdiction,.