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question that comes to your mind, Raj. No matter how ridiculous it may seem at the time. I believe we have to go beyond the norm in this situation. We need to sense what this woman is about… can you do that for me?”
    As Raj and Sherri nodded in unison, Macy smiled. She couldn’t help but think what good little sheep they were. They were good followers and always performed as expected. She glanced over at John. Then there’s Mr. Unpredictable.
    “So this is an experiment within an experiment, right?” John looked around at the others for approval. He was grinning and feeling very proud that he was the first to come up with that observation, but no one was nodding in response. 
    “Exactly, John! We should use the skills we have been learning and developing throughout our classes and practice them in all aspects of our project. So when Ms. Sparks arrives, feel free to get involved. Go ahead and take a minute, while we wait, to write down some opening questions.” After everyone nodded in agreement, there was silence while notes were jotted down on paper.
    At exactly seven fifty-nine, Emily Sparks blew into the room like an umbrella in a windstorm. She was carrying a small shoulder bag and a file folder. “Oh hi... uh… good morning everyone, my name is…”
    Macy finished her sentence as she held out her hand to invite a handshake. “Emily Sparks. Yes, very pleased to meet you. I am Dr. Renner.” She motioned at each individual as she introduced them, “and this is Rajesh Pradeep, he prefers to be called Raj…”
    Raj nodded and stood to shake her hand. “Very nice to meet you, indeed.” 
    “Hello Raj. Yes, you too.” Emily replied.
    Macy continued, “And this is Sherri Washington, the intuitive on our team.”
    “A pleasure to finally meet you,” said Sherri. Emily just stared back at her wondering what she meant by ‘finally.’
    Then Sherri said, “Oh, I meant that it’s good that we could get our camera girl.” She laughed a little. “I didn’t foresee you coming or anything.”
    Emily smiled and shook her hand. “Well, I hope I can be an asset to your team for this adventure. It looks like you are just about ready to go.” She looked over at a couple of backpacks that were leaning against the wall.
    “Ragin’ like a bull in a rodeo with the bleachers full of clowns is more like it.” She turned to see John grinning at her from his end of the table.
    “Emily, I’d like you to meet John Hazard. He was once a police detective in small town Idaho, but he is here with us now to add his investigative skills to our group.”
    John stood and looked Emily in the eyes. He could sense a quiet urgency in those eyes, but he smiled again and said, “I hope you will be able to come with us. It would be a shame if we had to film this thing ourselves. It would probably end up looking like somebody’s bad home movie if I had to hold a camera.”
    “Oh, it’s nice to meet you too, Mr. Hazard, or should I call you Detective?”
    “John will work.”
    “Okay then, John. I know what you mean about footage looking like home movies, and believe me, if you allow me to come along on this trip, there won’t be any jittery shots unless the project calls for them.”
    “That sounds good, exactly what we are looking for. Have a seat, Emily, let’s get started.” Macy motioned to a chair and Emily sat down.
     

 
    Eight
     
    The helicopter was flying toward the ravine around a hundred feet above the tree line. The pilot planned to make a wide turn, then a pass through the ravine before calling off the search for the day.
    Below the canopy of trees, dressed in camouflage, a hunter lay immobilized. Clinging to consciousness and missing the lower half of his leg, he screamed as he tightened his belt on the bleeding stump in a desperate attempt to stop the blood loss.
    He looked up as he heard the sound of a helicopter approaching and tried to drag himself toward a clearing. He could see no more than twenty