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Chapter 3

Katie stopped by a parts store to pick up a new air filter for the truck and then headed back to the motel. John was still sleeping when she got there, but the smell of coffee woke him up a few minutes later. She set up his breakfast for him at the table while he went to take a quick shower. John thought to himself while he was in the shower that for some one who didn't like her dad very much, she still took pretty good care of him.

She was sitting at her laptop when he came out. Katie looked up at him for a second and then went back to her computer.

"What's that?" John asked.

"Same thing I do everyday," Katie replied, "just looking for the demon."

"No, I mean the bag from the parts store. What's that for?"

"Oh, your truck needs a new air filter, so I picked one up. I was gonna change it out here in a few minutes."

"Did you check the old one?"

"Nope."

"Then how do you know it needs to be changed?"

"Cause there was a different pitch to the engine when I woke up this morning. Next time we stop we should change the oil and flush the radiator."

John just said ok and sat down to eat his breakfast. Katie completely amazed him sometimes. She could tell you exactly what was wrong with a car by hearing the engine run as she drove it around the block. She could also set broken bones by feel, no x-rays necessary. He asked her about the bone trick once and her only was response was that you'd be surprised what you can learn if you have to. Of course going to and completing medical school by the age of 18 probably helped.

"You ready to make your phone call?" Katie asked.

"Not yet, at least let me finish breakfast first." John replied.

"OK, I'll go work on the truck then."

"Do you need the keys?"

"Nope, I got them already."

Katie flashed him a grin and then headed for the door of their room. John watched his daughter walk out of the room and then turned her laptop so he could look something up. He needed to do a little research to send his boys on a job. He wanted to have a real reason for calling them instead of just saying he was ok. He really hated the fact that Katie was blackmailing him into this, but on the other hand, she was right. It wasn't fair to make his boys worry bout him like that.

"What ya doing?" Katie asked.

John nearly jumped out of his skin. He didn't hear Katie come back into the room.

"I hate it when you do that." John said

"I can't help that your hearing isn't as good as it used to be."

Truth was John's hearing was just fine. Katie was just too damn good at sneaking up on people and John still wasn't used to her quirky mannerisms yet.

"You didn't answer my question." Katie stated.

"I'm looking for a job to send the boys on that's close to their location." John replied.

"Oh ok, but you better eat your breakfast before it gets too cold. I can do the research. There's this thing in Indiana Caleb told me about. I just need to find the general area and get a few more details and then the boys can do the rest"

John went back to his breakfast. In between bites, he would watch Katie work. By the time he was finished, she handed him a list of names and a small description of what was going on. The description said that every year for the last 50 years or more a couple that goes on a cross-country road trip vanishes, always on the second week of April. The only thing the couples had in common was that their trips all went through the same part of Indiana. Below the description were the names of three towns in Indiana and then the list of names.

John looked over the paper Katie handed him and then asked:

"Is this all you could find on the case?"

"Oh I know a lot more, but that's all you need to tell the boys." Katie replied, "They can figure out the rest."

"I hate sending them after something with so little information."

"Hey , trust me on this. They'll figure it out. They're really good, especially when they're together. Now, there's a pay phone right outside our room. Just give me a few minutes to hack into the phone company and we'll be all set."