Who stood to lose the most? What recourse was left for the one expecting to be chosen?Who was harmed and who stood to gain if someone else was the bi-...artisan choice to succeed Val Buena?There had been three real attempts on my life, and that wasn't counting Jason. Someone or some ones really wanted me dead. Who had access to all the details, all the time, and who could arrange to move pieces into place to take me and Charles out? If this person, or people, were willing to kill on such a scale. I had Johnny and the girls start some drills, while I took the two moms over to the picnic table to talk.After we sat down I said, "My name is Britt. I live about five miles south of here. Mary and Johnny are my next-door neighbors, and I have known them both since they were babies. Their mom and dad both worked for my company or me when we all decided to move out here from Orlando. A couple of weeks ago, Mary's father passed away. I took the kids to the park to get their minds off the loss of. Who’s this?’ ‘This is officer Stillwater from the Michigan State Police. I’m sorry to inform you there has been an accident.’ Gloria’s heart sank as she listened to the officer tell her what to do next. That one single phone call sent her life plunging into darkness and depression. A semi- truck broadsided her husband’s vehicle as he pulled out of the restaurant parking lot, killing all passengers instantly. Images of her husband Alan and her children, six-year old Alicia and eight-year old. ”Paula showed even more teeth as she gushed “No Way, this is so cool, I’m having Tad’s baby. I thought having a kid would be torture but I like what’s going on, I like being pregnant.”“Too bad he isn’t here to share your enthusiasm, when does he get back?”“What is today, April 20th? He is supposed to rotate back to the States in mid August, around the time I’m due. I hope the little Gonzo can wait that long.”“Gonzo? You’re gonna scribe Gonzo on his birth certificate?”She rose from my easy.