he was in trouble with the law and was hiding there to avoid capture . why i 'm such a hard nose when it comes to staying on the straight and narrow . would you rather go hide under a log ? rand would have to understand that when she explained it to him . they 're out on the north fork of long island . he could see the body of the other man , his throat torn out . he hauls himself out of the hole and lays his shovel aside . it was the 4th august . 