34 TAO‘Let’s go.’ They tied my hands together and manhandled me into the back seat. I looked back at the house, but no one appeared. Clarissa and Trevor were too intoxicated to notice my absence. They would have had a reduced concept of time after all the wine. As the car pulled away, I kept looking, hoping, but there was no sign of anyone. A couple of left turns and we were on the main road heading south. The mountain range loomed to my right, a dark mass beneath the darkening sky. Where were they taking me? Was I about to be ferried to that boat to face the same fate as Billy? The brothers remained silent. Seeing no point in striking up any sort of conversation, I did the same. Keeping my wits about me, I paid close attention to the route. It seemed as though they were taking me to t

