 front door and opened it two inches to let Josie know he was inside.

He was still examining the door when she entered. The police seal had been broken, but not by him. As she closed it behind her, she said, "Someone was in here. As I pulled up, a heavyset man ran to a gray Buick. The driver took off like the proverbial bat. He must have seen you when you came over the back wall."

"Why did he run?"

"He wouldn't, if he had a right to be here."

They moved swiftly through the house. There was no sign anyone had been looking for anything.

"Let's get to it," Josie said.

Brad walked to the linen closet in the hallway, hesitated, then opened the closet door. The shelves were unfinished cedar. The bottom shelf held only a pair of sheets and a blanket. He tucked his fingers into a small notch at the back of the shelf. When he tugged, the shelf slid forward exposing a three-inch gap between it and the concrete floor. He explored with his fingers, then withdrew them suddenly. He stood, wiping his hands roughly on his pants. "They're there," he said, not looking at her. He turned and left the hallway.

Minutes later Josie entered the living room, sat down on the couch and spread five journals out on the coffee table. She ordered them by date of first entry. She pulled a small notebook from her purse and began reading. She made occasional notations.

Brad could not watch; reading those diaries was a task he was glad to ignore. A room at a time, he searched the house. Every item was carefully examined. He removed each drawer and examined the drawer itself, then the cabinet, as he'd seen Josie do at the hotel. His methodical efforts did not include returning anything to its proper place.

Two hours later, he'd found nothing unexpected. Lydia had collected a wide variety of sexual toys he had not seen before, but he had seen no suggestion of smuggling. He'd found a stash of grass and another of coke, overlooked by the police, but only usable amounts, nothing saleable. The Polaroid shots of groups of people entwined in sexual embrace demonstrated she had been interested in quantity and a variety of activities. He suspected some of the video tapes by the recorder and camera might also be records of sexual
front door and opened it two inches to let Josie acknowledge he was inside. 

 He was however examining the door when she entered. The police navy seal had been broken, but not by him. As she closed it behind her, she order, " Someone was in here. As I pulled up, a heavyset serviceman ran to a gray Buick. The driver aim off like the proverbial bat. He must have seen you when you do over the back wall. " 

 " Why did he run? " 

 " He wouldn't, if he had a right to be here. " 

 They moved swiftly through the house. There embody no sign anyone had been looking for anything. 

 " Let's perplex to it, " Josie said. 

 Brad walked to the linen closet in the hallway, hesitated, then open the closet door. The shelves were unfinished cedar. The bottom shelf contain only a pair of sheets and a blanket. He tucked his fingers into a belittled notch at the back of the shelf. When he tugged, the shelf slid forward exposing a three - inch gap between it and the concrete floor. He research with his fingers, then withdrew them on the spur of the moment. He stand, wiping his hands roughly on his trouser. " They're there, " he said, not looking at her. He turned and left the hallway. 

 hour later Josie entered the living room, sat down on the couch and circulate five journals out on the coffee table. She ordered them by date of inaugural entry. She pull a small notebook from her purse and began reading. She made periodic notations. 

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 Two hours later, he'd witness nothing unexpected. Lydia had collected a wide-eyed variety of sexual toys he had not seen before, but he had see no suggestion of smuggling. He'd found a hoard of grass and another of coke, overlooked by the police, but only usable amounts, nothing saleable. The Polaroid shots of group of people entwined in sexual embrace demonstrated she had been interested in quantity and a variety of bodily process. He suspect some of the video tapes by the recorder and camera might also be records of intimate
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"Why did he run?"

"He WOuLDn't, if he had a rigHt to be HeRE."

THEY moVed Swiftly thrOuGh the HOuse. TheRE wAS NO siGN anyone had beeN looking for ANytHing.

"LeT's Get TO it," JosIe saiD.

BRAd wAlked to the lInen Closet in tHe hallWAy, hesitATed, then Opened The CloSet dOOr. thE shElVEs wERe UnfINisHed cedar. thE bOttom ShelF HELD onlY a pAir oF sheeTs and a blanket. he tUckeD His FingeRs intO a smAlL notcH at the Back oF tHe shelf. When he tuGged, The shelf sLid FoRwaRd ExposINg a thrEe-iNch Gap betwEen it anD The CoNCREtE floor. He explored wiTh HIS fIngers, thEn withDReW tHEm suddenLy. he sTood, WIPing hIs haNDs Roughly oN his paNTs. "thEy're theRe," He said, NoT loOkiNg at hER. He tUrned aNd left thE hallWAy.

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BraD could noT watch; reaDINg those dIarIes Was A taSK He Was glad to ignoRE. a rooM aT a time, hE seArched tHe hOusE. EvEry ItEm was careFully exaMiNeD. HE rEmoVed eaCH drawer aNd ExaMiNed The drAWer itsElf, thEn thE cAbINet, As he'd seEN JOSIe do At ThE hotEl. HIs MethoDicaL EffOrts did Not includE reTUrniNg AnYthing tO its proper plaCe.

two hours laTeR, he'D found NOThing uneXpected. Lydia had collecteD A wide vaRieTy of sExuaL toys he haD noT seen bEfoRE, but he Had seeN no suGgEstION of smUGGlIng. he'D found a staSH Of gRass aNd AnotHer of coKe, overlooked by the pOLicE, but only usablE amOuntS, NOtHinG SaLEabLe. tHe POLAroid shots of groUps of peoplE eNTwIned in sexuAL emBrAce demoNstrateD she hAD been inTerested iN quantity AnD a vaRIEty Of activitiEs. He suspEcted some OF the vIDeO tapeS by The recOrDer And caMera miGHt aLso be RecordS oF sexuaL
 front door and opened ittwo inches  to l etJos ie  kno w he  was inside.
H e wa s still examining thedoorwh e n sh e  e ntere d. Thep ol i c e s ea lhad  b e en  brok en,  but no t by him.Assh e closed itb eh ind her, s hesaid, "Someo newas in  h ere .  As I  pu lledup, ah eavyse t man ran  t o  a gra y  Buick. T he  dri ver took off like th e  proverbial ba t. Hemu s th a vesee n you when  y ou ca m e overt he b a ckw all."

"Why d id he run?" 
"H e woul dn 't, if hehad a  r i ght  to be here ."
They move d swif t ly thro u gh thehouse.  Th ere  was no  s ign  a n yon e  h adb een  looking  f or  anyt hing . " Let' s g et t o it, " Josie said. 

B radw alk ed to  theline nclose t in t he ha ll way, hesitated,  the n openedthe  c los et  door .  The s hel ves  were u nfinish e d c ed a r .  T he bottom shelf he ld o nl y a pair  of sh e et sa nd a bla nk et.  Het u ckedhisf in gers int o a sm a ll  n otch at  t he bac kofthe  shel f . Wh en hetugged,the s h elf slid forwa r d exposing at hr e e -i n ch g apbetween itandt he c oncr e te  fl o or. H e exp lo r ed with his fingers, t he n with drewthem suddenly . He stood , w iping hi s ha n ds roughly on his  pant s. "They'r e  there,"  he s aid, not  lookinga t  her. He  tu rne d a ndl e ft  the hallway. Minu te s later  Jo sie ent ere d t heliv in g room, s at downon  t he  c ouc h and spread f iv e j ou rna ls ou t  on th e cof feeta bl e . S he orde r ed t hemby  d ateoffi rst e ntry .  Sh e pulle d a small  no t eboo kfr om herpurse and beg an  reading.Sh e m ade oc c a sional n otations.

Brad could n o t watch ; r eadin g th ose diari eswas atas k  he wa s glad  to i gn ore . A roo m at  ati me, he sea r c hed  theho use.  Everyitem was carefully exa mined. He rem ove d ea c h  d raw e ra ndex a min e d  the drawer its elf, thenth e  c abinet, as he' dseen Jo sie doat th e  hotel.  His meth odical ef fo rtsd i d n ot include  returni ng anythi n g toi ts  prop erplace. 
Two  hour s late r , h e'd f ound n ot hing u nexpe ct ed. Lydi a had collected a widevariet y ofsex ual toysheh adnot seenbefo re, but he  ha d s een n o s u ggest iono fsmu g gling . He ' d found a st ash o fgrass and a n o t her  of c oke ,  overl ooke d by the police,b ut only usable  amo u n ts,  no t hing  s aleable. The P ola ro i d  shots o fgroups of p eople en tw i ned i n sexu al emb race de m o ns t ratedshehad  been int ere st e d in qu an ti t y anda va ri ety of  activ i ties . He suspected som e oft h e vid e o t apesby  the re c orde r and came ra might al so bereco rds o f sexua l
 front_door and_opened it two inches_to let_Josie_know he_was_inside.

He was still_examining the door_when she entered. The_police seal had_been_broken, but not by him. As she closed it behind her, she said, "Someone_was_in here._As_I_pulled up, a heavyset man_ran to a gray Buick._The driver_took off like the proverbial bat. He must_have_seen you when_you came over the back wall."

"Why did he run?"

"He_wouldn't, if he had a right_to be here."

They_moved_swiftly_through the house. There_was no sign anyone had been_looking for anything.

"Let's get to it,"_Josie said.

Brad walked to the linen closet_in the hallway, hesitated, then opened_the closet door. The shelves_were unfinished_cedar. The bottom shelf held_only a pair_of sheets_and a blanket._He tucked his fingers into a_small notch at_the back of the shelf. When_he_tugged, the shelf_slid_forward_exposing a_three-inch gap between_it_and the_concrete_floor. He explored with his fingers,_then_withdrew them suddenly. He stood, wiping his_hands roughly on his_pants._"They're there," he said,_not looking at her. He_turned and left the hallway.

Minutes later_Josie entered_the living_room, sat down on the couch and spread five journals out_on the coffee table. She ordered_them by date of_first entry._She_pulled a small_notebook_from her_purse and began reading. She made occasional_notations.

Brad could_not watch; reading those diaries was_a task he was_glad_to ignore. A room at a_time, he searched the house. Every_item was carefully examined. He_removed_each_drawer and examined the drawer_itself, then the cabinet, as he'd_seen Josie do_at the hotel. His methodical efforts did_not_include returning anything to its proper_place.

Two_hours later, he'd found nothing unexpected._Lydia_had_collected a wide variety of_sexual toys he had not seen_before, but he had seen no suggestion of smuggling._He'd found a_stash of grass and another_of_coke,_overlooked by the police, but only usable amounts, nothing saleable._The Polaroid_shots of groups_of people entwined in sexual embrace demonstrated she had been_interested in quantity and a variety of_activities. He suspected some of the video tapes by the recorder_and camera might also be records of sexual