Red and Trey untangled themselves reluctantly and joined Lizzy at a rickety kitchen table. They drank potent coffee to wake them up. But even awake, an emotional umbilical joined them. To Red's surprise their special bond didn't get in the way of their planning; instead it meant each of them needed to explain less. Lizzy just listened as she always did. She nodded a few times, and shook her head once.

Red checked in with the Chief and learned everyone had made it back safely. He'd ...