Chapter Thirty-Six

Simone Kostan is an extremely good lawyer. She demands the photos taken illegally while trespassing on their property. They don't know it yet, but these paps will rue the day they ever became photographers.

Of course, with the wound to the neck, that was a little trickier to explain but Josef quickly came to the rescue. Holding up a fork with blood on it, he quickly says, in a Clint Eastwood voice, "Go ahead and make my day, creep!"

Thank goodness Colorado is one of those states where an intruder can be stopped with lethal force if the homeowner feels endangered. Collie certainly didn't understand but the adults all nod. Yup, good old Callahan to the rescue again.

Mother and daughter Lundgren were hugging and chatting away but the erstwhile Viking was having none of that. "Mine." Simone smiles for the first time and looks at Josef.

"All's well that ends well."

He rejoins. "Much ado about nothing."