IN THE MIDDLE OF JUNE Maggie and Nick travelled by truck to Great Falls to testify about their involvement on the night that Nick was knifed and almost killed. Maggie noticed that Nick was dressed in an expensive suit and he had completely recovered from his ordeal.
Not long after they had returned from the hospital, Maggie came home from work one day to find Nick working out with weights in the garage gym he had set up when they moved in. She yelled at him and told him he could tear all his stitches and have to return to the hospital.
Nick replied calmly,” I can’t afford to get out of shape. My life depends upon my being able to run across a desert or other rough terrain, loaded with supplies if necessary. Maggie, I put in a request to leave the Marines, and I have also asked for us to
