I had no idea of the missing student’s movements, and I told him so. He had heard, somehow, that I was at a meeting with Frank Dawson and an unnamed...other person, but I told him I couldn’t comment on that; in fact I had been asked specifically to not comment, and I would adhere to that instruction.The sergeant insisted that any real policeman would not take that attitude towards a member of the public, and perhaps he drew his own conclusion from that fact. As I said, I told him nothing about. “Come on, Crystal. What’s the gig worth? How fucked are we if we don’t do it?”“Our funds aren’t in the best state, ” Crystal admitted.“Fuck, Crystal, ” I exclaimed. “Are you serious? We made a mess of things in Detroit and look at the shit that got thrown at us at the Sisterhood Festival. Are we going to erase the very last trace of our credibility in Hicksville, South Carolina?”“What’s the bottom line, Crystal?” chipped in Judy. “Do we have a choice?”“We always have a choice, ” Crystal said. "Well I have to go, take care." Coach Holmes, you working late tonight?" Jessica asked."As a matter of fact I am why you ask?" You want the truth, or a lie?" I want the truth." Well if you're working late my friend Becky wanted to come visit you." Is that true Becky?" I guess, I don't know, yeah probably.'"Sure come visit me and we can talk basketball, I'll be back in my office at 9:00pm tonight. Just come to the back door it should be open." Okay coach she'll see you tonight." If you say so,. Shop all day….” His eyes now took on a more feral nature, like a predator when he is about to lunge for a kill.“But to do all that…you just have to take that hand off the counter and put it in my lap.” And he reached towards Emily’s hand but stopped as Emily slammed her glass on the counter and almost ran away from the bar. She walked fast and with urgency as if a lion were chasing her but then her feet stopped. She turned around to look at the man sitting calmly at the bar with a smirk on his.