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“Mike? Mike? Is that you?” said a voice It was an Irish voice, an Irish woman’s voice

I took the phone off ht I was hallucinating I slid to the floor I put the phone back to my ear

“Mary Catherine?” I said “Mary Catherine?”

“Mike!” Mary Catherine said “Oh, thank God, Mike”

“But how—? Where—?” I sputtered “Are you OK? Are the kids OK?”

“We’re all fine, Mike The children, Seamus, me, and Mr Cody are fine”

CHAPTER 98

“WHAT? HOW? WHERE?” CAME Mike’s voice from the old CB receiver in front of Mary Catherine She pressed the red key with her thumb

“Don’t worry, Mike We’re hiding out in a place not too far from Mr Cody’s, a safe place,” she said, and let the button off

“But the cartel sent a video of theht,” Mike said froht you were kidnapped I don’t understand”

“For the last day, we’ve been hiding out at Mr McMurphy’s house, up in the hills north of Mr Cody’s,” Mary Catherine said “We would have called y

ou sooner, but there’s no phone service up here I’ to you over Mr McMurphy’s CB that he uses when he needs to contact someone”

“A CB?”

“Yes Mr McMurphy contacts his friend a few miles away on the radio band, and then his friend patches hih to a phone But the friend ay for a few days and just got back That’s e haven’t been able to contact you”

“Wait McMurphy?” I said “Who the hell is he?”