`` i was in victor 's office only last week , and what should i see on his secretary 's desk ? '' `` we really appreciate this , '' summer said . he looked at me like i was joking . she wanted to ask him what he had meant when he said there was more going on than she knew but before she could form the words a shadow fell over both of them . its not really the bad guy who is scary , but what they can take from you when they kill someone you love . 