i took that to heart , but still decided to keep my demons to myself . where the hell has this higgins been hiding the chickens ? `` i apologize for the odd requirements of your father 's will , ms. mason , '' he was saying . my mother was in the cage . no , sleep was out of the question , but i turned off the lamp anyway . he examined the bodies more closely . that 's why we have three staff on all the time , to keep people from doing it on the display bed ! '' 