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happened,” Gopher said gently while the camera propped on Russ’s shoulder made the softest whirring noise.
    I wiped a stray hair out of my eye and huddled a little deeper into the blanket someone brought me. “I don’t know how to explain it,” I said, looking over at Heath, who merely shook his own head.
    “I’ve never come across anything like that,” he said. “Never.”
    “Was it a ghost?” Gilley asked me.
    I nodded. “Yeah, but it wasn’t just one, Gil. It was thousands .”
    “And they were all screaming,” Heath added with a shudder, “in tremendous pain, like they were each being subjected to some kind of torture.”
    I looked back up at Gopher. “It was overpowering. So much trauma and pain and terror in one small section of land . . . my God. It’s a wonder anyone can walk down that street.”
    Gopher turned to Gilley. “Did you feel anything?”
    Gilley shook his head. “No,” he said. “Well, except maybe a little light-headedness, but nothing too extreme.”
    Gopher sighed. “What should we do?” he asked.
    I shivered again. “I don’t know what you could possibly do, Gopher. I mean what can anyone do? There are thousands and thousands of tortured, grounded souls on that street, and you will never get me to set foot there again.”
    “I’m with M. J.,” Heath said. “No way, man. Briar Road is off the agenda.”
    “Should we abandon the entire location?” Gopher asked.
    I looked at Heath and smiled contritely. “Maybe going blind into this wasn’t such a great idea.”
    Heath shrugged. “M. J., there’s no way you could have known what we’d encounter. I mean . . . that was just unnatural .”
    “This is going to be expensive,” Gopher said gloomily. “And I don’t think the network’s going to like it.”
    I frowned and eyed Heath again. He shrugged in silent understanding and nodded. “I suppose we could take a look at the caverns, Gopher,” I said.
    Gopher brightened and gave me a pat on the shoulder. “That’s the spirit!”
    I wondered if the pun was intended. “Hold on, guy,” I added. “If we get down there and it’s anything like Briar Road, we’re not going to be able to continue. And someone’s going to have to make sure we come out quick if we get into trouble.”
    “No sweat,” Gopher agreed. “We’ll have your back, M. J.”
    Next, I focused on Gilley. “Honey, can you please do some research and find out what exactly happened on Briar Road? Some great catastrophe had to have taken place there to cause such turmoil. Also, see if whatever happened on that road also happened in the caverns below. We’ll need to know what we’re getting ourselves into and if it’s worth the risk of heading underground.”
    Gilley saluted. “I’m on it,” he said.
    I turned again to Heath. “We need a sea-salt bath and we need it soon.”
    He nodded dully. “Yeah, good idea.”
    “Why a sea-salt bath?” Gopher asked as I got wearily to my feet.
    “To help clean and repair our auras,” I told him. “It’s sort of like getting a vitamin B shot. It should help us feel better in no time.”
    “Do you need me to get you some sea salt?” asked Meg.
    “Yes,” I told her. “I mean, yes please, Meg, that would be really great.”
    She blushed and slung her purse over her shoulder. “Any particular kind?”
    “Natural sea salt is the best,” I said. “And lots of it. Something tells me we’re going to be taking a lot of baths while we’re here.”
     
    Several hours later Heath and I were fresh out of our respective tubs and sitting in the inn’s main parlor, warming our feet by the fire. “I feel like we’re way out of our league, here,” I said.
    “I don’t know if I can do this, M. J.,” he confessed, and I knew exactly what he meant.
    “We need some serious protection,” I told him. “Crystals, maybe some magnets, something to help combat the effects.”
    Heath leaned back in his chair and stared up at the ceiling. “My grandfather