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The call from Oxnard Peabody’s lawyer came early Monday morning. Autumn and Chrissy were just finishing their morning routine and ready to accommodate the strange request from the town celebrity. His house was five minutes away down lightly traveled back roads, so Autumn avoided the traffic that made her tense up.
Chrissy looked out the car window from her comfy car seat, fitted at the perfect height to enhance her view. She watched out for squirrels playing in the trees and on the lawns, barking when one ran into the road. Autumn was cautious of animals when driving, especially deer bounding across the street. Where there was one, there were likely others, including white-spotted fawns. When the deer sat in the backyard curled up beneath a tree, Chrissy sat spellbound, gazing
