Chapter Seven

Lisa started down the driveway as if heading for the road, but once she was out of sight of the house, she circled around through the woods and made her way back to the path. She stayed in the brush beside the trail, as she had done in her dream. Only this time the path remained clear. As the path turned, the broad side of a metal building came into view, nestled at the foot of a cliff. She squatted behind a screen of brush and watched.

The black car sat outside the building with its trunk open. After a while Giddon and the driver emerged from the building. Giddon was carrying a wooden box, which he carefully placed in the trunk. The driver handed him an envelope and hopped into the car. Lisa drew further back into the brush as the car drove by.

Giddon went back into the building and Lisa made her way through the darkening woods to the spot in the drive where she had entered. She brushed leaves from her clothes and slowly walked up the drive. There might be a thousand explanations for what she had witnessed, but only one came to mind. Was Giddon involved in a drug ring? Why else would he be so concerned about her excursions in the woods? Had Allen been here to make a drug deal with Giddon? Was that why Giddon had been so angry? What other reason would there be for telling his daughter not to discuss his occupation? Surely Sarah and Tammy weren't involved, but did they know? She caught her breath as another thought struck her. What would Giddon do if he found out she had witnessed his connection?