Boothe's actions surprised everyone, even his partner. We all stood very still waiting for his next move. Crockette looked at Boothe as if he suddenly didn't know who he was. As Crockette stepped toward his partner, Boothe turned the gun on John.
"Move over here with me," He ordered.
John moved next to where Boothe was standing. Crockette moved to where we were standing and glanced at me, and then at his pocket where his hand was. I could tell he wanted me to follow his lead in the action he was about to take.
"Well, Boothe, I guess you know what you're doing," he said, leading me to say something.
"I suppose you know this is called kidnapping," I offered.
"You two have no idea who you're dealing with," Boothe replied.
"Suppose you tell us," Crockette said.
"I work for an elite group of men determined not to let religion dictate to free men how they are going to live," He said proudly.
"In other words, you have no idea," I said smartly.
"Well, no. I haven't met the leader face to face, but I know he will accept me when I bring him John," He said.
"So let's see if I understand," Crockette started. "You're willing to risk everything you've worked for up to this point for a chance to meet this guy?"
"You don't understand who he is," Boothe replied.
"I know exactly who he is," John said.