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DOWN RIVERI slipped across the seat and put my feet on the damp grass.“Turn around.” He made a motion with his finger. I turned and he removedthe handcuffs. “A question, Mr. Chase. Do you have any ownership interestin your family’s farm?”I rubbed my wrists. “The farm is held as a family partnership. I had a tenpercent interest.”“Had?”“My father bought me out.”Grantham nodded. “When you left?”“When he kicked me out.”“So, you have nothing to gain if he sells.”“That’s right.”“Who else has an interest?”“He gave Jamie and Miriam ten percent each when he adopted them.”“What’s a ten percent stake worth?”“A lot.”“How much is a lot?”“More than a little,” I said, and he let it go.“And your stepmother? Does she have ownership?”“No. She has no interest.”“Okay,” Grantham said.I studied the man. His face was unreadable, his shoes black and destroyed.“That’s it?” I asked.He pointed at Robin’s car. “If you have questions, Mr. Chase, you can talkto her.”“What about Danny Faith?” I asked. “What about his father?”“Talk to Alexander,” he said.He shut my door and walked to the driver’s side; turned the car around anddrove back into the trees. I heard the car bottom out in a rut, then I walkeddown to speak with Robin. She did not get out, so I slid in next to her, my kneetouching the shotgun locked to the dash. She was tired, still in last night’sclothes. Her voice was drawn.“I’ve been at the hospital,” she said.“How’s Grace?”73