"What the hell was that?" Darius managed to croak out between fits of nervous laughter."Chipmunks ain't like that in the city," Leandra gasped.Managin... to regain his shaken sense of humor, Darius said, "Headline: 'Horny Couple Mauled to Death by Furious Hill Rats'."Not to be outdone, Leandra volunteered, "How about 'Randy Alpine Tourists Smothered by Angry Beavers'?" You win, you win," Darius conceded, picking nettles out of Leandra's hair.*************************************************THE. According to Max once they had split the loot the captives would be freed.Work started straight after breakfast. The three unfortunate captives labored naked supervised by Carmen armed with Toni's .22. She stuck the riding crop stuck through the belt of her jeans and hoped that April would give her the opportunity to use it. The laborers were soon covered with dirt as they dragged loose rocks and soil from the tunnel on makeshift sledges. The damage done to the excavation by the rain was. "It's a good drive," I said, "and it will probably take some time toclear out the cottage. I may need to spend a few days down there." No problem. The rent is paid until the end of the month, so you havealmost two weeks. I'll email the coroner's office, who are holding thekeys, and tell them you'll be picking them up, and I'll email you withall the details. Thanks Chris." And she was gone.After I put the phone down, I turned that conversation over in my mindseveral times. I had intended to ask. "Impressive, huh?" said Susan. "I had the same reaction the night that Bobby brought me here." Yeah," I agreed. "But I need to get moving." I headed down the corridor the guard had pointed out to me. A short distance down the public restrooms proclaimed themselves.Once I'd locked myself and my briefcase into a stall I immediately went to work. The first step was to detach the bullet casing from my key fob. Acetone was supposed to release superglue, and it did so readily. I carefully cleaned off.