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and the two came scurrying out the woods and jumped into the cramped rear seat of the cab. Viv slammed the door, climbed into the passenger side, and slumped against the seat back. “So that was good for nothing.” Her breath was quick and shallow.
    “I’m glad we came.” Lin looked through the windshield towards the woods. “Our visit told me that I didn’t imagine the sensation from lunchtime and that I wasn’t dizzy because I was dehydrated.” She faced Viv. “And now I feel the sensation in the main part of the cemetery, too. It doesn’t just feel like a ghost though. It feels like someone needs my help.” Her heart pounded as she looked through the window at the dark woods. “What is it? Who’s trying to communicate with me?”

5
    L in tossed the last of the tools into the back of her truck and wiped the sweat from her brow with her forearm which left a streak of dirt on her head. It had been a long day working outside in the heat. She took a drink from her water bottle as she opened the door for the dog. Nicky jumped in and wagged his little stub of a tail.
    “How are you still full of energy?” Lin smiled and scratched the dog’s ears. “I need some of what you’ve got powering you.”
    The dog spent each day at work with Lin trotting about the clients’ properties sniffing and searching the lawns and wooded areas discovering what animals had passed through since his last visit. Lin had trained him not to disturb flowers or greenery and he kept on his best behavior.
    Lin stretched. “I need a long, hot shower.” She also needed to make a potato salad and a green salad to take to Viv’s house for dinner. The girls and their boyfriends had planned a cookout for later in the evening.
    The mechanical rumble of an engine caused Lin to look to the road and she saw Leonard pull up to the curb. He leaned out of the window. “Hey, Coffin.”
    At the sound of Leonard’s voice, Nicky jumped out of Lin’s truck and he and Lin headed over to where the man had parked.
    “I’ve got six extra rolls of sod in the back.” He gestured with his thumb. “Why don’t you take them for the Gordon’s lawn. You said you wanted to replace some of the grass near their walkway.” Leonard got out of the truck. “You’ve got dirt on your face.”
    Lin shrugged. “I’ve got dirt all over me.”
    The two removed the sod rolls and carried them to the bed of Lin’s truck.
    “I watered them this morning,” Leonard said. “They’ll be fine until you roll them out tomorrow.”
    “Any news on the farmhouse?” Lin pushed the last strip of sod into the truck bed.
    “We don’t have the all clear yet.” Leonard leaned against the truck. “Hope they don’t take forever investigating.”
    “What’s the story with that house? What about the new owners?”
    “The McDonalds haven’t really even moved in yet. The house was for sale for a year. It was empty during that time. The couple has a few pieces of furniture in the house, but that’s it.”
    “What are they like?”
    “Young couple. Both docs. Anesthesiologists, I think. No kids. Once we finish the landscaping, they’ll fly in most weekends from New York. The husband seems kind of uptight. He won’t stay there for more than a couple of days until the yard is finished.” Leonard chuckled. “He said he didn’t like things in disarray. A chaotic setting was disturbing. Those were his words.” Leonard gave Lin a questioning look. “You don’t think they’re to blame for the bone?”
    Lin’s shoulder shrugged. “Well, they own the house.”
    “They haven’t for very long. Who knows how long that bone has been there?”
    Lin didn’t say anything.
    “What?” Leonard raised an eyebrow. “You think when they make a medical mistake they bring the bones to Nantucket to dispose of them?”
    “No, of course not,” Lin said. “Well, unless they have a private plane.”
    Leonard was about to speak when Lin told him she was just joking. “But they