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“—without getting us back out again?”

“No”

“Do we have a signal?” he asked

Remi pulled out her cell phone and checked the reception “Nothing”

“Damn We still have that map?”

Relove compartment, found the map, and opened it After thirty seconds she said, “Sa for miles”

“Curiouser and curiouser”

Ahead, the Lucerne’s brake lights flashed once, then again, then turned right and disappeared behind some trees Sam pulled up to the turn and slowed just in tiain, this time left into a driveway about a hundred yards down the road He turned off the engine and rolled down the passengerThrough the trees they could see the Lucerne’s headlights go out, followed by the sound of a car door opening then closing, followed ten seconds later by another

Then a voice: “Heydon’t!”

Frobisher’s voice Clearly agitated

“Well, that settles it,” Sam said

“Yep,” Remi said “What do you want to do?”

“You drive to the nearest house or wherever you can get reception and call the police I’ to—”

“Oh, no, you’re not, Sam”

“Remi, please—”