“Did your battery go dead?” Buck asked the next day as he tapped his head. “Why the heck did you bring that thing here?”
“Eew!” Linette said. “Buck didn"t even carry a g*n when he was in the Air Force.”
Buck took her into the master bedroom and opened the bottom drawer of a chest inside the walk-in closet. “That thing stays in here till you take it home.” He grabbed an old tee shirt and threw it over the holstered g*n and box of bullets.
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So far, Sara had dodged the reporters. The Delta Gazette and all the Sacramento papers ran continual coverage of the unearthing of the remains on her property. The Bay Area newspapers also carried stories.
Sara"s vehicle was finally approved for release from her garage. She would not be allowed access to her property except to remove the SUV.
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