Della,screamed allie you know dad will have our hide’s if we miss supper one more time.as she walk’s along the forrest trail.come on della stop fooling around,and let;s get home.

at the court house the mayor is on the phone with the jasper county sheriff.

just as he’s hanging up the phone in walk’s macon county sheriff ted johnson,"he bob" what’s going on.

i was just on the phone with the jasper county sheriff.he say’s they have had 4 women killed in the last month.that’s awfull say’s ted.that’s not the worst of it,say’s the mayor.on the body was rose pedal’s.

just then,in walk’s the new d.a.gary well’s,that’s why i moved here fromjasper say’s gary,it was geting to dangerous for my family.but this seem’s to be a quiet little town,safe and cozy.ted speak’s up we have never had any trouble here,not even a burglary.everybody knows each other.we take care of one another.

meanwhile allie burst’s through the front door.daddy,daddy,the father say’s you girl’s are in big..but daddy i can’t find della,we were in the wood’s playing and she left me to pick flower’s,and now i can’t find her..........

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