The other bag was a duffel bag.

Dave didn't dare open it until he had privacy. He stepped quickly. The plastic bag coiled and digging into his fingers. The  duffel bag he carried, slung over his right shoulder. He gripped the strap with all the might of his right hand and...

Shane held the receiver to his ear for a minute after the line went blank on the other side.

What in the world was that? he wondered.

He put the receiver down. Leaned back into the squeaky, worn, synthetic leather office chair to give his belly breathing room.

Leaning back he could stare...

Big Joe had actually died since he had forced Dave to wait for  the sign .

Heart attack while getting on the highway. Veered over to the other side and collided with an oncoming  Ford F-150. The autopsy said the crash didn't kill the large, middle-aged man. He had still been...