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"Upset that you took him the way you did I explained that we couldn’t let hiive it away, but that ould tell his boss he agreed to cooperate with us so he won’t be embarrassed"

I took Chad’s wallet and stood up so Skarda could see h it I pulled cash out and tossed the wallet away

"Lousy hundred and eighty-seven bucks," I said "What a sch as if he wanted to run away very fast I bent down again, and he moved to the door of the SUV, slid behind the wheel, and reached for the ignition I stood up again, this ti aroundso ready We should leave"

"Yes, we should"

I glanced down at Chad, and he winked at ravel road, and moved to the Explorer

"I’ll drive," I said

Skarda scraer side When he was safely inside, I told him to lock the loose cuff around the handle above the

"Why?" he asked

"Good handcuffs hbors"

"Huh?"

"One of Robert Frost’s lesser-knoorks Do it"

He did

I fired up the Explorer, put it into gear, and headed down the road

"Where are we going?" Skarda asked