`` i understand , '' she said , and he knew she did . i wanted to know where we were . frank took a fifty-dollar bill out of his wallet , folded it in half and placed it in his shirt pocket . that night , through the walnut panels , amandas voice spoke her mother . `` but where do we even begin looking ? '' that was his wake-up call . breathing a huge sigh of relief , she studied the surrounding land . that almost sounds like friendly advice . '' 