Chapter 22

“And bring the can of gas, too,” Cam called after him. He waved to show he heard her.

“No, wait,” one of Carver’s men interjected. “There are eight of us. I bet we could push it around those trees,” he said. “There’s no need to destroy good trees. They had to push it to get it back there.”

He organized the men to push the car from side to side and back and forth until they had it free. Less than thirty minutes later, the tow truck started down the road, the car loaded and chained to its back.

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The entire space had been examined and all of the other officers had left. Michael had gone back into the house to make sure the food was being taken care of. Cam had invited Chuck and John to join their barbecue.

Teresa passed plates of chicken, potato salad, and ears of corn to Chuck Carver and John Adams as everyone sat at the dining room table. The extra leaf had been added and another couple of chairs brought out from the bedrooms.