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April 1, 2019
Taos, New Mexico
Pete was still full of energy and dashed off to his lab, leaving Ramsey in the living room of his cabin. He was alone. Earlier a handsome, middle-aged man had showed up at Pete’s front door, saying his name was Sam Conklin and that he had come to take Myriam to Beecher. But the day’s revelations had caught up with Ramsey and all he wanted to do was lay back and relax, going over what had happened. He settled on the couch with another glass of Courvoisier Cognac.
It had been a madhouse just a half an hour earlier before Pete had left. Myriam had spoken to Hiram, and though her anguish had vanished, it was now replaced by a somber confusion. Turning to Ramsey, she had said, “Hiram told me to tell you your job is done. You’ll be paid in full. He said Adam
