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"The answer to your first question is all theory at this point. If the phones were working and I could get through to Lucy, I could get that part verified." |
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"You're outta luck," Madden pointed out needlessly. "Them phones are still out." |
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"The answer to your second question is a little more complex. We're dealing with a religious sect that goes back hundreds, maybe thousands of years. Some people would call it a cult. Others would call it Satanic. Whatever you call them and regardless of how long they've been around, we're dealing with some very, very committed peoplecommitted to a cause we don't even begin to understand." |
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Jake was still listening. |
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"The answer to number three isI don't know. I've got a hunch this so-called Emissary is someone we know. On top of that, I've got a hunch it's someone we would never suspect. Both Kelto and the Austin widow refer to the Emissary as some kind of priest." |
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Jake shifted in his chair, starting to get restless. |
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"As to how many of these things we're dealing with, your guess is as good as mine. Up until you and Kendall found the bodies of Everett and Forrester hanging in that tree this morning, I'd have given you ten to one odds there was only one of them. The only logical explanation I had up to that |
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