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should probably try to get yourself a good
lawyer,” Kate said. “It’s ridiculous that they’d think an Amish man
would ever commit a crime, let alone something so heinous, but
Officer Ryan said you were recently on rumspringa , and that men on rumspringa can sometimes
do something wild.” She broke off and sighed deeply.
    Jeremiah sighed too, as he
looked back up through the glass. “I didn’t do this. I barely knew
that mann . I’ve
only seen him twice or so, and both times he asked me about the
same thing, I think.”
    Kate was curious. “What did he ask
you?”
    “ Well, the first time, he
just asked if the Amish would ever shelter someone.”
    Beckie and Kate looked at each other
with confusion. “What do you mean?” Beckie said into the
phone.
    “ The guy asked me if the
Amish would ever hide someone within their community. I was in
disbelief when he asked; believe me. I told him we would never open
our community to criminals, but I don’t think that’s what he
meant.”
    “ Why do you say that?”
Beckie asked.
    “ Well, I asked him what
type of person he was asking about, and he said he wasn’t speaking
of criminals, but he wouldn’t elaborate any further. And then, the
next time he showed up, he wanted to know if any women around the
age of thirty had converted to the Amish lifestyle recently and
moved into our community.”
    Kate caught her breath, and her blood
ran cold. Was that private detective looking for her? How would he
know anything about her? Thoughts and fears flashed in her mind as
she thought about what such a thing could mean. Then, she realized
she might have been ratted out.
    “ Just curious, but did you
happen to mention to this private detective that I had recently
moved into the community?” Kate asked, trying not to sound too
interested.
    Jeremiah shook his head.
“ Nee , I didn’t even
think about that. You’ve always been Amish though; you just had an
accident and suffered some memory loss. I think he’s more
interested in an outsider that’s hiding out or something. Besides,
the guy gave off a weird vibe, so I just didn’t feel like I could
trust him, even if I had thought about it. I can’t promise that
someone else didn’t mention your name, though. I’m sure I wasn’t
the only person that he had questions for. But after that, he
pretty much stopped coming by, so I stopped thinking about him and
his inquiries. Then, shortly afterward, all of this started.”
Jeremiah sighed again.
    “ You got two minutes left,”
yelled the guard.
    Beckie frowned and looked over at her
cousin once more. “We won’t stop until you’re where you belong, I
promise.” She put her hand up against the glass. Jeremiah looked up
with a smile and pressed his against hers.
    “ I know you won’t. Denki,”
he said brightly, but Kate could not but help notice his face was
pale and gray – and with the shock she’d just had, she was sure her
face was the same.
     

 
    Psalm 23: 1 -
6. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall
not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me
beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of
righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are
with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a
table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head
with oil; my cup overflows.
    Chapter 5 .
     
    The trip to and from the Monroe
Correctional Facility had gone by quickly, but the rest of the day
had dragged on. In the hours following the visit, Kate consistently
had to fight off the constant reminders of her and Beckie’s
conversation with Jeremiah. She wasn’t sure what to do about the
situation, but Kate was certain that it wouldn’t bode well for her
if everything he said about that private detective was
true.
    The next question that popped into
Kate’s head was, “Why was that man killed?” If the private
investigator was