Mason says we can’t keep everyone here.”“Why?”“As I understand it, it would collect too much of “something” in one place, which would ha...ve some kind of stress on the local environment. Also, there would be too many sexual freaks in the neighborhood to be overlooked. We would draw the attention of law enforcement, politicians, blue-nosed religious communities, and so on. Here, we are close enough to several major cities that this escapes notice, but the higher the concentration of obvious sexual. That is that Blake seemed a little off to Julian. I don’t know Ava, he didn’t ask me to do anything, or say anything to you or to Blake, but I do think he was fishing,” she said. The other woman was nodding.“Bea, I do appreciate you coming here to tell me about the letter. I don’t know why Julian would have thought that his brother seemed off, as you say, not then for sure. Still, Blake’s visitation being off schedule, kinda, might explain it. But really, there is no reason, or was none even in. What can I do for you?" Have you heard any word about my wife?'"No sir. We have an APB out but no one has heard a word. I'm sure that she's Ok sir. You know how women are. She's probably sitting somewhere, in a friend's house, stewing about something she feels that you've done wrong that you probably don't even know about. She'll be home this morning. I'm sure of it." I hope your right Detective Pulaski. Please let me know if you hear anything at all. I'm going to stay home until she calls or. "So what do you think?"Tami and I were headed for journalism. Normally we had it second period, but with the short three-day week, the journalism staff needed to get a jump if we were going to have a paper on Friday.Tami stopped on the stairs, cocked her head, and looked at the ceiling for several seconds. "Eighty-seven." Darn. I was hoping for ninety by the start of school."Tami grinned and shrugged. "I calls 'em as I sees 'em."I doffed an imaginary hat and bowed with several flourishes. "I.