the three remaining guards from the graveyard shift stood in front of him at parade rest . `` did n't want anyone to see who it was , more likely , '' i said . `` the debt runs the other way , '' he said , turning back to ben . trying to find a way to counter it and stop it from spreading . they had taken her father away . i pass devil 's peak and keep on driving . `` you mean you used to be able to sing ? '' 