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CHAPTER ELEVEN
The next morning, Bo came downstairs dressed for work by 8:00. Nora was already up and had breakfast started. She had never been a great cook, but had scrambled eggs and turkey bacon down to a science. He entered the kitchen and went straight for the coffee pot.
“You look a little more rested today. I’m glad about that,” she said. “You know, now is the time you should be thanking me for making you come home last night.”
“I do thank you,” he said. “I think just lying in your arms helped me to relax enough to get some sleep.”
“It helped me too,” she said giving him a kiss and handing him his plate. “ I left some mail on the table for you. Things addressed to you that came over the last couple of days.”
Bo shuffled through the mail as he ate his breakfast. Most of it looked like junk mail that could be discarded, but one envelope piqued his interest. It was a small manilla envelope with his name and address typed on the front. He opened it and stood to his feet, looking shocked and pale.
“Bo? What is it?” Nora asked startled.
“When did you say this came, honey?”
“That manilla envelope? It came yesterday. Why? What is it?”
“It’s a ransom note. They have Drew and they want money for his safe return.”
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Bo rushed to the station with the new evidence. Detectives looked over the ransom note which read:
We have your grandson. He is unharmed and will remain unharmed if you follow our instructions to the letter. Place $200,000 in unmarked bills in an attache case. Meet us at picnic area #3 by the Llantano River on Sunday at 6pm. Come alone. If you follow our instructions exactly, no one will get hurt.
Bo took the letter to forensics for further study.
When Bo left for the station, Nora hurriedly dressed and made phone calls to Destiny and Matthew. Within the hour, Nora, Matthew, and Destiny with her parents were once again gathered in Bo’s office.
Nora was concerned for Matthew. It seemed that Destiny had a support system while Matthew did not. The last time they met in this office, Matthew had angry words with Destiny and then heard angry words from Bo. Nora had called Matthew to check on him the last few days, but he never wanted to talk. It seemed he always had an excuse to get off the phone.
“How are you holding up, Matthew?” she asked him quietly, “I have been worried about you.”
“I’m hanging in there, Mom.”
“It just seems like you’re not letting us be there for you. Of course, I know you have Michelle... Where is Michelle, by the way? It looks like she would be here to help you through this.”
“A woman she works with just had a baby, so Michelle has been working some double shifts. She’d be here if she could.”
“You know, you’re welcome to come to the house anytime she’s working if you don’t want to be alone. Feel free…”
At that moment, the door opened and Bo came in to update the family on the situation.
“There are prints on the envelope that match the prints on the cane, so that confirms our suspicions about the old man being involved. We also know that whoever is responsible did his homework. He knows that Drew is my grandson, and he knows the Buchanan family has the ability to meet the ransom demands.”
Mr. Evans interrupted, “This is Friday. How are you going to get that much cash by the end of the day?”
“It’s not a problem. The bank has been called,” Bo said.
“So we’re just going to meet the demands?” Nora asked incredulously. “I don’t like the idea of you going alone Bo. What if they are lying? What if they don’t keep their end of the bargain? What if…”
“I’m not taking a chance with my grandson’s life!” Bo shouted. “I’ll do whatever has to be done!”
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