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“I got a handle on the guy who was driving the truck.” –Archer“Take the sheriff with you.” – Josie“Jo, I don’t need anyone looking over my shoulder. Let me getthe lay of the land first.” –Archer“Okay. I trust you. I miss you.” – Josie“But you’re not going to wait for me to get back to finish thisthing with your mom.” – Archer“I’ve got to do it now.” – Josie“Just thought you might need a hand to hold.” – Archer“Not this time. I’ve got to do this on my own. – Josie“That’s what I was afraid of.” – Archer“We’re almost there. Take care, babe.” – Josie“You, too.” – Archer
CHAPTER 29Josie’s Jeep flew past the acres that comprised CampPendleton. No buildings could be seen from the highway, butthere were troops in the high grass practicing maneuvers. Forthe most part, though, the base appeared to be nothing morethan miles and miles of beautiful, untouched acres ofCalifornia beachfront. The base, though, was not herdestination.Father C. Ridge no longer served and that came as nosurprise. This information had not been hard to come by. Josieplaced yet one more call to the Veterans Administration. Thistime a heartfelt story about a dying father who wanted to get intouch with the priest got her the information she wanted.Ridge’s final posting was at Camp Pendleton and when he wasdischarged he didn’t go far. He was now the pastor of theGood Shepherd Church in Oceanside.She turned the Jeep away from the ocean and wound herway up the hill through well-kept neighborhoods of ranchhouses and two story homes. Every third house was identicaland pleasant. The neighborhood was uncluttered: no onepainted their garage purple, or hung gargoyles from the eaves,or put surfboards on their front porches. It was a perfect placefor a family, just not a family like Josie’s.At the top of the hill she ran into a dead end and made aright into the parking lot of a church. The Jeep was only one ofthree cars in a lot that could accommodate a hundred. Gardensflanked the church building, birds twittered, sprinklerschuckled as they spit water five feet onto a perfect lawn,hesitated, and turned to spray again. Josie got out, stashed hersunglasses, and pulled open the big church door. She foundherself in a bright, airy nave. In front of her, rising to atowering peak, was a window that looked out onto the oceantwo miles away. The glass was seamless, a marvel ofengineering. If anything could make a person believe in God itwould be this view: iridescent blue water and cerulean sky,
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FORGOTTEN WITNESSA JOSIE BATES THRI
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ContentsForAUTHOR’S NOTECHAPTER 1
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ForAnnemaire Boehm-Forstermy mom wh
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In his State of the Union address,
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She had spent two days in this marb
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fall was in the nation’s capitol
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Josie’s eyes went back to the com
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Rule three: When the light comes, r
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“Where are you taking him?” - G
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D.C. He was enthused enough to ment
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guest of and witness for Senator Pa
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like the way Morgan’s cheap weddi
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“Morgan!” Eugene screamed even
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Eugene shot up, scowling at the man
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…the defendant named judges and U
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Ambrose Patriota raised his index f
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own unique and not always logical w
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intent of the founding fathers, ind
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“We’ll make it. We always do, E
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“And we would provide him with co
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“No. No, they aren’t taking it
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home in her own good time. Josie ha
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He had forced this package into her
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He stared at the street. This was s
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“Thanks,” she said as she put t
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eased the car back onto the street
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CHAPTER 5Eugene Weller had made his
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Behind her the woman rolled over ag
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something to warm you up. Or Mullig
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***Ian jumped a little. He shivered
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CHAPTER 6Upstairs at The Robert Lee
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look like it was floating under din
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***Josie grabbed the case and swung
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“Hey, Archer, what’s shakin?”
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coming in the only way she knew how
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man had taken his life and the way
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clear that no assistance was needed
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“I’ll come get you, Jo. I can c
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and a hint of extraordinary perfume
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three men in this room - four if on
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them all thinking on one target. Bo
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“Yes, yes. We know. All outdated.
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our troops. I’m talking about all
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“My only concern is the safety an
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“Josie Bates was in the room when
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Woodrow Calister dialed Ambrose’s
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It wasn’t like him to feel this w
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“First, a little business. I’ve
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excellent that he forgot the rain,
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his other out to Josie. “You’re
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Josie pulled at the t-shirt suction
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He took a bite of his burger. It wa
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“He is now.”There wasn’t much
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“Suit yourself, darling. Off you
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“Pity you’re spoken for. He sho
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“I’m not her mother. I’m her
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sherbet, emblazoned with cheap silk
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thought you might need to do someth
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“That will be nice.” - Josie“
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“If she thought there was one cha
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“Is there a problem?” Josie ask
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dropped a decibel. “I’d forgott
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the boy next door vibe with a CV th
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He hit call.***The house in which J
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“Hannah?”Josie pushed the doors
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CHAPTER 11“Bullocks! What have yo
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shard of glass from between two of
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He dialed and waited. And waited. E
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When Josie found her voice she coul
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“We are a private home for people
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“I am not at liberty to discuss o
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“Josie, come on. Let’s catch th
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parts were more like her mother’s
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“This is one of our aides. Amelia
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“Let me ask about that,” Reynol
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CHAPTER 12“You can’t blame her,
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Stephen made a turn and the harbor
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“A bad decision, if I may say so.
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“Nope.” She gave him the paper.
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CHAPTER 13Stephen Kyle put on his S
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like a bratty child would, sticking
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“I will admit it’s a shame we d
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“No, his silence. When you were a
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home to the bloody folks, crushed p
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intrusion mightily. Johnson was no
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“I don’t even know why they kep
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watch by them. Then again, it was B
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CHAPTER 14Amelia Francis looked ner
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“You have a funny way of showing
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“The cause of death was pretty cl
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Ambrose Patriota’s warning about
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He had put on his overcoat and brav
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“You want a smoke?” - Resident
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now in possession of the money clip
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Ambrose laughed, “That is precise
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“It’s convenient that you got a
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were disappeared on purpose. He did
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real, then you were real, so I figu
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to her hand. Her fingers were cold
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shoulders, baring his back. He dese
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Ambrose had somehow turned Eugene t
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CHAPTER 16Stephen parked his car in
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for a hundred other attorneys cooli
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“I am going to be married soon. I
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“The women had very little time t
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children who the court seeks to ret
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records from authorities regarding
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the ruling of Judge Iona, I do so b
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“When are you cutting out?” - M
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“You can find anything if you loo
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“It still comes back to money for
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working under a separate business l
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“That should be good news but you
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CHAPTER 18“Don’t look like that
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Reluctantly she closed the door, wa
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bigger for the shock of bangs hangi
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She dialed as fast as he read. The
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CHAPTER 19The No Problem cut throug
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“Well, this has been a great meet
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“She doesn’t remember she asked
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Just then Emily shuddered and her k
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But Amelia had stopped and as Josie
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CHAPTER 20Ambrose Patriota stood at
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“Everyone is happy with you.”
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There wouldn’t be a shadow to cro
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but put it on the back burner. That
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But Eugene had one thought that Woo
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“Not that many.” Johnson sat op
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this was a power struggle.“Peter.
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CHAPTER 21Bernard Reynolds cast Joh
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attention. He flipped through them,
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of them would probably be happier n
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wished her petition had remained he
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He sniffed, raising one nostril and
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“No. We protect him at all costs.
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CHAPTER 22Amelia slipped into Emily
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Amelia went to the switch near the
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would not only be understandable bu
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Scientists in Edinburgh announced t
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