“I came here to see Uncle Jonah who has been indoors and has not gone to work since Shantel was kidnapped. I came to talk him out of staying at home,” Ken said, trying so hard to convince Marvin that there was nothing sinister about his visit.

“You left your work to persuade another to go to work?” Marvin asked.

“Yes! Uncle Jonah is your uncle and my friend too. Is there something wrong with seeing that your uncle is okay and getting back to work so that we don’t lose money?” ...