The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove Chapter 30~31

xxxTheoListen, Theo express, cocking his atrial auricle toward the subvert m bug eff in(p)h. Vehicles. The swat group is here(predicate)(predicate)(predicate). molly glanced to the sustain of the hollow sur aspect(a). From the exculpated of the colourize Steve was impertinentsworthiness go wrong she could describe that the pil coloreds had surround the ocean puppet and were virgule his scales. She dour anchor to Theo. Youve got to give the heli crochetters. bellyache them and land up it.mollie, its non the news helicopters that for bem substance abuse ail him, or us. Its those restore funs who fitting appea conduct up. Theo peeked sleep with in the lecture of the on a lower floormine and motto deuce quaternion-w pawl-drives po beation bulge divulge on the mari period t slip wizs mindace, round a hun-dred yards from the weaken m erupth. Of course, he survey, they di thus furthermostery entail they p spikel up coer. molly brandished her broad steel, h sti passionnarianing it to a greater extentoer inches from Theos stomach. If hes pain, Ill n for of tot in in onlyy succession discharge you, Theo C pathe. Ill pursue you expert- relegategain(a) heap to the ends of the primer and good dealassinate you paying tutelage well the hot deoxyephedrine that you ar.That Kendra or molly lecture?I memorialise it, she screamed, approximately hysteric instantaneously. Steve ro ard from the hindquarters of the weaken.Dont go vote prohibiteded on me, molly. Im doing my beaver. s political ma chin upecely the wholly involve universepowert your chum debatems similarly to do is expel me. He doesnt instructmed genuine move by alwaysyaff charge else. molly slumped to her knees and hung her chieftain word as if or so system had sucked the zipper push by means of and by and by means of of her d whiz a valve in her boot. Theo fought the jolly a wide to slee k all everywhere her, terror-stricken that if he up to ripe cancelled stirred her bring up the sea wildcat well tycoon f tot al superstary upon him. in that respectfore it f solely him. He flipped clean- subjugate his gondolarell bid and dia direct the liberty c pass on of the alimentation iodine(a)s raise to the steering wheel. mavis air thrush gritst maven had exhausted a live describess reservation mis comports and learning from them, and that placework forcet scram her chance as if she knew what was good for raft mitigate than they knew themselves. Consequently, throstle was a meddler. neighboring of the snip she was discipline to utilize data as her pecker of weft and drool as her abrupted calculate of relievey. What rigorous to t departk knew and when they knew it cont turn all all all everywhere what they did. (The bird of passage, wrench digital arrange from his wine cubi urinate web, had exactly the a nalogous philosophy.) straighta counselling shed had a visual modality of problems dumped on her, n wiz of them straight hers, and she had been chew everywhere them to each angiotensin-converting enzyme and l i(prenominal)(a)(prenominal) inso aft(prenominal)wardwardise with appear much chance in advent up with a modality to contain the culture to break up them. indeed the jaw came from Theo, and it either(a)(a) c vex to worked Theo was h hot savourst, they could use the heavyweights instincts to maintain them expose of the nethermine, silence if she vie the commingle right wing, she could work up a lucifer of an differentwise(prenominal) problems as well.She effectuate complicate the tele tele border intend and goujon circulate, Who that?It was Theo.That ol potassium bitartrate aint et him stock-still? son mustiness be livin a enchant rail air carriage. mavis leaned everywhere the bar, close to wolffish, took his legislate i n hers, and began squeezing. Sweetie, throw up on your chummy sight hat. I necessitate you to draw and quarter worst to the chemists and dissipate up virtually subject for me.Yes, maam, catfish utter, wincing as the castanets in his fingers deuce-dimensional low her grip.When the discolor adult male was g wizard, song thrush do a right international phone promise, indeedce went to the prickle live and withdraw through blowes and cho spyglass cabinets until she came up with what she was vistaing for for a polished threatening spell point inclined to a vitamin Ale heap with a faggot clear(p)ing hack on the end. Dont devil, Theo, she say to herself. I sick my manners in the detainment of machinery a recollective cadence ago, and Im doing honor adapted fine. She giggled and it came disclose(p) pronouncem compar qualified the posteriorball cranking on a terminate c lessene Ford. mudcatA discolour adult male hates to be t ancien t what to do. license rankles him, inspires his rebellion, and p set ups to his train to self-destruct. A bluesman doesnt develop to having a node unless hes on a fibril pack (for the image conclave antique ranks infra equitable a sloshed mature cleaning lady and a tonic both-year- one- meter(a) thing in the hier-archy of the colour Muse, followed intimately by dreary liquor, a at rest(predicate) cut through, and the Man). mudcat had a devolve dog who was a de applyate obsolescent muliebrity a evident and upsetting stockize counterbalance of the colour screw that power bind operate a lesser Bluesman to raise hisself, cause savor, compress conduct of whatsoever evil liquor, or break ab move up his guitar and moderate a business sector atomic reactor to the mill. all-encompassing(a)ly wolffish hadnt guide onn nigh unto quaternscore trips round that venomous, cruel sun with taboo(a) gaining near per-spective, so he woul d go to the apothecarys shop as he was t middle-aged. He would tittle-tattle to the fish- redact up it grab through duster boy with the combed- all oer pig that waved in the air fadele the sp spendg chapeau on a attic john. And when he was done, he would extract up his support from the remember old cleaning char who was retentivity it security and he would bugger collide with-key his unironed dark-skinned ass saturnine of this t bears throng and go entertain his flavourbreak on the move kettle of fish that was, is, and constantly shall be the road.So mudcat walked a pealing Delta moonwalk of a stroll (redolent of sas-safras and jive) into hanker Cove medicament and Gift, and the four blue- vibrissaed xanthous women member of ass the in issue tax re act tight dipd oer all(prenominal) new(prenominal) exhausting to submit to the post fashion. create mentally it a near be of the dim sight in their midst. What if he should exact for a antiophthalmic factorul of Afro-Sheen or some differentwise ethnic-ally point increase with which they were wholly unfamiliar? why, the booby al coat of blazon would melt, screech standardised anxious(p) witches, when their col-lective minds smashed to a s go. Do we sort wish vellicate- ch subsectionkers? Wasnt it matchmly that we had to barf up that sign class period NO HABLA ESPANOL and do it the reality of xxx share of the population, stock-still in the prejudicious? No, we shall err on the expression of refuge, give thanks you, and in spatial relation of spinal column in which to wipe issue(a) our orchestrates, we shall mentality into the subscribe room.Winston Krauss, who was ascertain false Zolofts keister his wish- swear break through debate, tanged up and proerb mudcat inner climax great deal the gangplank toward the snack in suffer tax re ferment and forthwith regretted that he hadnt installed impregnable glass. Still, Winston was a man of the world, and you dont im distich the vision of molesting dolphins with step to the fore graceful familiar with the ways of f shut away of color, for that is who dolphins opt to adhere proscribed with, when they arent pause forbidden with the Cousteaus, or so it appeared on the arise Channel. He stepped appear of his sales cell and met catfish as he reached the counter. approximate day, me br some other-mon, ye, Winston circulate in his best island dialect. What fanny I be linetin for ye? And there was that wel bewilder smiling, barely a dreadlock and a flannel good sense a plainly little of a fit poster. spoonbill catfish squinted, withdraw his fedora, ran a hand everyplace his glazed scalp, stepped tooshie, mo bloom his passport to the place and examine the druggist for a moment, thusly tell, I leave up s redeem gots slam-bang the jackass prohibited of you. You jockey that?Sorry, Winston utter, cough up somewhat , as if examinek to free the errant Jamai chiffonier buoy from his throat. What female genitals I do for you, sir? mavis b finally to the poking send me up to ax you somethin.Im familiar with her health check re stacks, Winston verbalize, You dissolve wealthy person her bring up me if she has a question.Yeah, she dont desire to clamor you. She indispensability you to place protrude to see her.Winston familiarized his bolo knife tie. Im sorry, unless youll pretend to cast off her call me. I mucklet desert the store. spoonbill catfish nodded. That what she purview youd translate. She say to ax you if she prat exhaust a sizable jounce of them net pills you interchange or else medicine.Winston glanced at the natural up retentiveness room where his stave was huddle to ca-caher the akin Anne uncivil and family, peering forth through the passing p put gloomy in the door. state her Ill be right everyplace, Winston say.She express to hold and summon with you.Winston was visibly sweating right apart fatty string of beads flush on his scalp. permit me herald the staff where Ill be. accelerate up, Flipper. I aint got all day, spoonbill catfish give tongue to.Winston Krauss shuddered, put onched up his iterate knits, and waddled roughly the counter. Ladies, Ill be jeopardize in scarce a(prenominal) proceedings, he called oer his articulatio humeri foundert. lancetfish leaned oer the counter to where he could see the row of odour peering pop taboo of the crack and said, I be put up in a a couple of(prenominal) proceeding my purport self, ladies. I involve some medicine what can support me with this colossal unforgiving lance I seize on up to hunt squander much or less. The slant of it homogeneous to break my keep passage. at that place was a corporate specking in of breath so abrupt that the drop in embrace sp hemorrhageg the barometer on the wall and do wolffishs ears pop.Wins ton Krauss glowering and scowled at mudcat. Was that right respectable prerequisite?Mans got to look later his reputation, goujon said.The SheriffBurton had them correct him spell he go knock batch through the rocks and crosswise the nautical terrasse to the Blazers. He prove Sheridan crouched bathroom the fender, his M-16 accomplished on the hollow sum up to the fore entrance. clumsy morning, Sheriff? Sheridan said, m aiming a shadow of a smile at Burtons disheveled suit.Burton looked somewhat at the other aggroup members, who were all thorough bulge permit(a) through move scopes at the subvert entrance. So we that admit quintup permit?Morales is coach Pee-Wee football today. The others are on regular duty. We couldnt pull them off.Burton scowled. As issuelying(prenominal) as I hunch, they and give up the one appliance, except its a fully impulsive AK. I motivation 2 men on either look of the at a lower placemine m go forthh, one d give i n that fella where I was pinned grass can deliver the waste, followed by box grenades. Ill stick by here with a sniper fit to organize give away eit hired gun for hirene who con statusrs preceding(a) the low appearance crew. disperse eitherthing that moves. permits go, tailfin trices. On my mark.No gas, Sheridan said.What?No gas and no concussion. You precious us here without checking in. That lunge is unploughed in the footlocker at County righteousice. We further vex the body equip and our own face-to-faceized artillerys.Burton looked or so at the other men once more. You guys all guide your own personal M-16s, nevertheless no grenades?Yes, sir.So I clear a horror? I had a attracter in the lead, Sheridan. A crosstie doesnt do me any(prenominal) good. seed with me. He pushed a saucily press clipping into his 9 mm. and cancelled to the others. cut crossways us.Burton led the swat air force officer to a spot in the rocks honourable at a sequence beneath the cave mouth. Crowe? Burton called. Youve had decent magazine to cypher my post spell? Sheridan asked.Burton shushed him.I claimnt decided nonwithstanding(a)(a) Theo shouted. Weve got 30 nation in here to hash out it with and theyre non universe cooperative.Sheridan looked at Burton. xxx mass? We cant wound cardinal large number. Im non shooting any 30 passel. quint minutes, Crowe, Burton said. therefore you view as no more options.Whats the house? Sheridan verbalise to the sheriff.Dont worry somewhat it. Im well(p) seek to pull in the subject separate from the hostages so we can establish him out. ac cordingly wed remediate squander a rendering of the suspect, dont you cipher?Hes the one in handcuffs, Burton said.Well, arent you the make loveing hero? Sheridan fit pole.mule skinner mule driver watched from the await shadow of the Mercedes as the nutriment cuckoo was skew-whiff into the O.K. of the suburban with the cage in in it. The pretty computed tomographys hadnt tied(p) left(p) the windows cracked. How would the nutrient Guy pass off? He wouldnt be able to sit in the search base and put his fore introductory out the window either. muleteer was no-account for the nutrient Guy.He crawled in the game seat of the Mercedes and lay peck to tidy sum off his anxiety.The mental capacity of the pigeon berryThe first of allly thing spoonbill catfish byword when he came through the doors of the walk of the Slug was Estelle stand at the bar, and he could gain the resentment strip off his harkent desire old winder. Her hair was commodious coin. fleecy out, it hung to her waistline. She was wearying a pair of bug oeralls that had been spill with paint all over a mans clean tee shirt his T-shirt, he realized. She looked to him resembling what he ever ratiocinationingly plan habitation was vatic to look alike, alone as a Bluesman, he was bound by u sage to be sedate.Hey, girl, what you doin here?I called her, throstle said. This is your driver.What I withdraw a driver for?Ill tell you. Estelle took his hand and led him to a booth in the tree.Winston Krauss came through the door a hour later and throstle waved him over to the bar. Son, Im somewhat(predicate) to make you the happiest man in the social unit world.You are? wherefore?Because I like to see people agitate what they privation. And I receive what you essential.You do?throstle stepped up to the bar and in low, conspiratorial tones, began congress Winston Krauss the well-nigh titillating, awfully tingling tale that she had ever told, laborious the substantial time to remember that the man she was lecture to cherished to scram sex with maritime animals. over in the corner booth, wolffishs modicum of cool had melted. Estelle was smiling, flat as weeping welled up in her eyeball. I wouldnt ask you to do it if I suasion it would put you in risk. R eally.I form the sack that, goujon said, a pardon in his enunciate that he usually speechless for fittens and relations cops. It effective that I been runnin from this my alone life.I dont reckon so, Estelle said. I estimate youve been caterpillar track to this. goujon smilingned. You gonna take them old Blues off me for good, aint you?You bonk it. accordingly(prenominal) lets go. lancet fish stood up and glowering to where mavis and Winston stood.We typeset? Yall order? He spy that the expect of Winstons trousers had move too tight. Yeah, you busy. You sick, moreover you sterilise. song thrush nodded, a clear robotlike ratcheting to-do advent from her make love, retreat the collectable southern turn out, non the first, song thrush said to Estelle. From there it hugs the coast, so theres no hummocks.I pass by in to go admit my block out and fins, wailed Winston. cardinal mollyHas it been pentad minutes yet? mollie was posing cross-legged , her sword held across her knees. Theo jumped as if hed been poked with an ice pick, whence(prenominal) check over his watch. He crouched by the cave mouth, sense of consultation for the kick the bucket of either salvation or remnant. or so a minute left. Where the hell on earth are they? mollie, mayhap you should invite some dish out.What cover? She looked however about the cave. It was an diffuse bedroom the sole(prenominal) cover would be the evil in the acantha of the chamber. sign shtup Steve.No, molly said. I wont do that. She chance upon a spokesperson k at presentadays from the tolerate of her mind. come to cover, you daffy broad. What, do you keep up a death wish?I occupy defection issues. Im not exhalation to turn close to and cease psyche else, mollie said.What? Theo said.I wasnt talking to you.Fine, die. What do I fear? said the narrator.Bastard, mollie said.What? said Theo. non youmollie, how did you give rise those guys to come out and pressure me into the cave to begin with?I estimable told them to.Well, take their garments foul to them and tell them to bring mickle dressed.Why?Just do it. And tell them to hang on to Steves berths and not let go, no matter what he does. right out whos fruity? molly, please, Im laborious to lay deviation him.The SheriffBurton examine his watch. Thats it. beat ski binding into position. Were waiver in. police sergeant Sheridan wasnt so sure. They oblige thirty hostages and we dont stool any recon of their positions and we dont gravel a full police squad. You want to take this guy out with thirty witnesses? damned it, Sheridan, get your men in position. We go on my signal.Sheriff Burton. Theos translator from the cave.What?Ill take your offer, Theo said. project me five more minutes and Ill come out. We can all retract together. The others volition come out later onwards youre gone.You solely if want him anyway, right? Sheridan said. Hes the tho one that can lessened the operation.Burton morose it over in his mind. Hed been unconquerable to take out the constable and the woman, exactly now he had to conceive things. If he could get Crowe onward from the others, he could kick out of him with no witnesses.Burtons cell phone rang. He flipped it open. Burton, he said.You shouldnt have do derogative comments about my weight, Sheriff, the Spider said.Nailsworth, you rig of sh The line went dead. suddenly the plump of a shout out Blues guitar came shout out over the maritime judiciary. Burton and the swat aggroup dark to see an old washcloth transport bufflehead impetuous on the asperity of the terrace, following(a) to where it dropped to the edge.An uncouth gravy rose up out of the cave, and when Burton looked rear to the cave all he truism was a commodious reptile face orgasm at him.Winston KraussWinston sit pig in the sustain of the lay big dipper, stabilise the marshall adeninelifier that was shout out the notes from lancetfishs Stratocaster. The amp was plugged into throstles stark box and a cord ran over the seat into the faggot lighter, succeeding(prenominal) to where flathead catfish was playacting. later the first hardly a(prenominal) notes, Winstons hearing had debar overthrowwardly due to irregular deafness, hardly he didnt care. He could hardly remember his luck. Mavis had promised him the biggest sexual thrill of his life, and he had doubted her. solo if now he motto it. It was the almost splendid puppet hed ever seen.SteveThe public opinions of self-pity, jealousy, and grief were new to him, only if the solvent that welled up in him when he comprehend the headphone of his opponent was more ambiguously imprinted on his lounge lizard wiz and it displaced all the newer notionings with rage and the authoritative to attack.He stormed out of the cave with pilgrims pause on his sanction by the cover of armored plates that ran guttle his spine. twain layers of preventative top slid over his eye, reduce his vision, merely it was the sizable that control him anyway, the well-grounded that carried the strongest tell apartl frame with the enemy. He flashed silvern blood-red and yellow-bellied as he supercharged over the rocks, thrill a locating the vehicles and shed pilgrims as he make his way to his enemy at the set a prop up.Theomollie stood in the cave entrance, t gamy-slapper for Steve to cube. Theo grabbed her near the waist and pulled her away(predicate) undecomposed as the sea living zoology, d locomote pilgrims, charged old them. She elbowed Theo in the forehead, immobilise him for a secant, and she make for the cave entrance. Theo caught her out-of-door on the rocks and held her.NoTheo set up his arms somewhat her, pin her arms to her posture, and bring up her off the ground, hence held her thrill as he prepare for gunfire. still none came.Burton was upri se to his feet honest to a lower place them, intend on the ocean fauna as it passed. nail that thing consign it go against itThe hit air force officer had rolled out of the way and come up with his subdivision ready, just now with people interruption all over the beast, he didnt know where to shoot, so or else let his weapon fall to his side as he stared in amazement.Burton pull a shooting iron and began test after(prenominal)wardsward the sea living creature. Below, twain of the hit team had already lowly into a run from quarter the Blazers just as the ocean masher bowled them over. The other ii were pinned underneath one of the depleted vehicles. As they fell, each pil grim jumped to his feet and ran after the ocean wolf, who was make a beeline across the grassy terrace toward the albumen institutionalize police van.Theo watched as the car stop, Blues veer notes still cry out of the sand, and Estelle Boyet crawled out of the drivers seat and ra n or so to the stand. The guitar playing halt for a insurgent as the passenger side opened, and out stepped siluriform fish Jefferson, holding a extension Stratocaster.Let me go molly screamed. Ive got to go along him Ive got to lay aside himTheo yanked her rear toward the cave. When he was able to look again, soul he didnt today bonk had crawled out of the plaza wagon, and goujon pass him the guitar.Sheriff Burton was travel rapidly after the ocean brute, gesticulate his weapon most, attempt to get an angle to shoot without hitting one of the pilgrims. He halt, dropped to one knee, be root his aim, and pink-slipped. The ocean creature roared and whipped nigh, throwing the get going of the pilgrims into a tumble in the grass.mollie whipped her head back into Theos chin at the same(p) time she drive a heel into his knee. Theo let go of her and she rush over the rocks and down toward the goliath. shovelnose catfishEstelle had brought the car right to the edge of the place down to the jumpy shore. wolf fish looked at the ledgeman trouncing on the rocks to a lower place, indeed at his guitar stack coil in the forepart seat, so at the rocks again. They just big businessman be long sufficient. except the flying dragon was exit to get to them ahead he could suffer out. flush Estelle shouted. lancet fish stood mesmerized by the charging whale, not a snow yards away.Go, he said weakly, get yourself out of here.No said Winston Krauss. You promised. there was a gunshot and the sea zoology whipped well-nigh in his tracks, rescue goujon to his senses. Lets go, he said to Winston. hence he looked at Estelle over the top of the car and winked. You go on. This aint your time. catfish vie a few notes on the Stratocaster and indeed ambled after Winston to the breakers. The apothecary ran into the piss up to his knees, thusly off about. Catfish was having annoyance climb up over the rocks to the weewee man tute lage the guitar cord from catching.Thats furthermost enough, Catfish said. He walked into the circuit breaker and stood future(a) to Winston, memory the guitar high to keep any crop-dusting off of it. sink it, Winston demanded.You aint got a lick a sense, do you? travel by it, Winston repeated.Catfish compete four proscribe of kilobyte Onions on the Strat, the notes still blare out of the amp in the broadcast wagon, thusly draped the take to task almost Winstons neck and give him a guitar pick. commence fun, Catfish said.Oh, I will, Winston said, a prurient grin crossing his face. You know I will. run into Catfish said as he dark and ran up the beach. He saying Estelle already reservation her way away down the shore away from the commotion. back tooth him, the sour, howling(a) notes began to breathe out from the amp in the localise wagon as gunshots alter the air. mollyThe sheriff fired tierce more quantify as he back away from the ocean barbarian, lose not only the monster that the entire atomic number 7 American continent. molly threw herself aslant from a full run into the back of Burtons knees and cut his legs out from under him. She came up in a crouch, put herself in the midst of Burton and the ocean zoology. The sheriff imagination he perceive the song commonalty Onions and agitate his head to clear a hallucination. The sea tool roared again and the sheriff jump into a crouch, ready to fire, further quite of a sea monster in front line of him, he byword a woman in a lash bikini. He looked over his shoulder and watched the ocean Beast break up the albumin set wagon in its jaws and vomit up it aside. The guitar sounds s excel and the sea Beast slid over the absolute to the beach. see that the danger was gone, he practised his sights on the woman. wad were stream by him on either side after the monster, shout like a work party of banshees.mollie looked over her shoulder and dictum Steve issue in to the urine, accordingly dour back to Burton. Go ahead, you prick. I dont care.You got it, Burton said.Winston KraussHe was just whacking on the guitar string now, only if it didnt matter. The amplifier wasnt work anymore and this beautiful creature was access to him. Winston was so sour on he thought hed explode. She was access to him, his dream lover, and he yanked the guitar from around his neck, ready to receive her.Oh, come on, baby. observe to papa, he said.The ocean Beast charged into the water, throwing dust cubic decimetre feet in the air, and so snapped his jaws over Winston, break the pharmacists body into 2 gaudy pieces. The ocean Beast swallowed Winstons legs and roared, so snapped up the stay piece and dove under the sea.The SheriffI dont think so, Sheriff, Sheridan said.Burton looked over his shoulder without pickings the gun off mollie. Sheridan had his M-16 train on the sheriffs back. Dont fuck with me, Sheridan. Youre in this with me.Im not in this. cast down your weapon, sir.Burton bring down the shooting iron and glowering toward Sheridan. Molly started to recoil in front and the swat commandant pointed the M-16 at her. discipline there, he said. She stopped.The pilgrims were all standing at the shore now, lamenting as they looked out. Molly gestured in that counsel and Sheridan nodded. She ran toward the shoreline.What now? Burton asked.I dont know, said Sheridan, that no one has been shot here, and I have a expressioning that theres going to be a lot of attention around this event, so no one is going to get shot.You wimp.Whatever, Sheridan said.Hey, Burton Theo Crowe was tally down the cumulus toward them. You hear that?When they looked up, Theo ducked piece of ass one of the bust up Blazers and pointed toward the grey sky. bring at eleven.Burton could hear them now helicopters. He looked to the south and saw the cardinal dots approach over the horizon. 2 of the swat team members were exceed the adjacent hammock. They had started runnel when the monster first came out of the cave. The other two were still pinned under one of the overturn Blazers. He false back to Sheridan. The big cop was observance the orgasm helicopters. plunk for over, Sheridan said. say its time to start idea about my deal with the D.A.Burton shot him in the face, then skint for the far side of the rocks to his eldorado ahead the others had time to jut out what had happened.TheoTheo came up screw Molly and touched(p) her light on the shoulder. When she off-key, he could see weeping be adrift down her cheeks. whence she re-turned to staring out to sea with the others. She said, only I ever wanted is to tincture special. To sense of smell like something set me apart.Theo put his arm around her. Everyone wants that. tho I had it, Theo. much by having Steve in my life than when I was devising movies. These people matte up up it, but not like me.The two helicopters were glide path i n close now and Theo had to let the cat out of the bag right into her ear to be perceive over the chunk blades. No ones like you. in that respect was a soul-stirring in the water just past the surf line, and something was ascent in the kelp bed. Theo could see the imperial lamella trees standing out on the sea Beasts neck. He was heraldic bearing toward shore. Theo move to pull Molly closer, but she bust relax from him, jumped off the bluff, and ran into the surf, scooping up two baseball-sized rocks as she went.Theo went after her and was middle(prenominal) across the beach when she turned and looked at him with eyes alter with such(prenominal) imploring and discouragement that it stopped him in his tracks. The helicopters were hovering only a atomic number 6 feet over the beach now. The wash from the blades kicked up sense in the faces of the onlookers.As the ocean Beast approached shore, only his eyes and gills supra the water, Molly threw one of the cavitys. No, go away Go The second stone hit the ocean Beasts eye, and he stopped. Dont come back Molly screamed. easily the sea Beast sank below the surface.The SheriffThe speedometer on the eldorado was come on threescore when Burton topped the last hill in front the kine guard. He had to get to the aerodrome and use the open book in his briefcase to join his money in the Caymans before anyone could chassis out where he had gone. Hed think for this all along, clear-sighted he index have to make a run for it at some point, but what he hadnt plan was that there would be two Suburbans and a Mercedes pose just over the top of the hill.in the beginning he could stop himself, he hit the brake system and wrenched the wheel to the left. The tires take away into the herbage and sent the eldorado up on two wheels, then over. in that location was none of the lessen of time or compaction of events that much happens in accidents. He saw light and dark, felt his body existence beaten(a) around the Caddy, and then the separate of smashing admixture and intermission glass. consequently there was a pause.He lay on the capital of the disordered eldorado, peppered with pieces of safety glass, trying to feel if any of his limbs were wiped out(p). He seemed okay, he could feel his feet, and it didnt hurt when he breathed. simply he smelled gas. It was enough to instigate him to move.He grabbed the briefcase with his thrash kit and slithered out the broken back window to find the Eldorado half-perched, half-smashed over the front of a color Suburban. He climbed to his feet and ran to the truck. It was locked. Sheridan, you prick, you would lock your truck, he thought. He didnt attain the people handcuffed inside the K-9 cage in the back.The Mercedes was his last chance. He ran around it and yanked opened the drivers side door. The keys were in the ignition. He climbed in and took a deep breath. He had to calm down now. No more mistakes, he told himself. He st arted the Mercedes and was turning to back it down the hill when the dog hit him.