CHAPTER 32
NATE TRIED NOT to dwell on what should have been happening and focused, instead, on the series of curveballs coming his way. He worked the Explorer’s radio again, but was unable to transmit or receive anything. He tried his cell phone and Riley’s, and the landline in the house, in an attempt to reach the local authorities. He’d searched the house for some effective means of communication, but he was out of options and there was no telling how much time would pass before he could get someone out here to the scene. The sky was getting dark, growing thick with gloom and portent. He refused to let it affect his mood.
“Alright, let’s see what we’ve got to work with.” He forced a note of confidence into his voice as he rummaged through the items in the Explorer’s trunk space. He fil
