Part 3, Chapters 29-47 Summary

Chapter 29: Two state police arrive at the farmhouse. Annie runs into the room to tell Paul to stay out of sight. Paul has already backed away from the window. While Annie talks to the cops and delivers her prepared story, Paul weighs his odds. There is an 80% chance that the cops could take Annie out first. Paul compares the two cops to David and Goliath, considering their size, although they are clearly on the same side this time. Paul battles back and forth and eventually decides not to call out. Paul does not want Annie to go to jail. Paul wants to kill her.

Chapter 30: Annie's radio filled Paul in on the details about the slain trooper. The young man, Duane Kushner, had been searching for Paul. There had been no link made between the two cases. The cops...