Chapter 360

• Hannah looked at him stunned. Ben saw the look and explained. "I didn't know who he was when I met him here. I just returned from Austin, Texas where I was doing some work for a company called Sturn Enterprises. The chief engineer told me the CEO was in Las Vegas bailing his son out of jail for assaulting a prostitute. He said the man's name was Ray Sturn. He told me the whole story about how bad this guy was. How he drove his first wife to commit suicide. How he hurt people all the time and was a mean drunk." Ben twitched but seemed unaware of it. "I got back and I thought the new neighbor's name was Eli Beaumont. I stupidly never connected the two together." Ben thought about that madman still on the loose.
• "You have to do something for me." Hannah looked nervously at his restraints. "Call Tina and give her a message." She relaxed. "The code to my workshop. 1-9-7-3-#. If there's trouble she is to get everyone inside and press the red button on the wall under the flip up plastic plate. The shop doubles as a panic room. The room will seal and the police will be called. To re-open the door AFTER the police arrive she just presses the red button again for three seconds. Can you tell her that?"
• "Yes. Now, how are you doing?" Hannah asked.