Post by papaof2 on Sept 5, 2019 12:25:20 GMT -6
Chapter 17
Saturday, 19 July, 6:50AM
"Good morning, sweet girl."
"Good morning, Daddy. I get to help cook?"
"You do, because you're a good helper. Go potty and wash your hands. Then change clothes and head for the kitchen."
"On my way!"
"I'm ready!"
"Waffles today but I need to know whether you're strong enough to turn these cast iron waffle makers. This one's not hot yet, so see if you can turn it like this with one hand."
"OK. It's heavy!"
"Maybe there was a reason for my 'if you can'?"
"I get it. I can't do this but mixing the waffle batter is a lot like mixing pancake batter and I can do that."
"I'll help you measure things."
---
"You made the waffles, Lisa?"
"No, Mister Luigi. I can't turn the waffle thingy with one hand - but I mixed the batter!"
"And you brought the stacks of waffles to the table on warm plates."
"Un huh."
"We might keep you around."
"Might keep me around, Mister Jesse? It's my house! I might keep you around."
"Jesse, I should have warned you that this tiger is sometimes ready to pounce when she's hungry."
"No claw marks on me this time, Jack, but it was close."
---
"Lisa, get the range bag."
"Yes! A long time today?"
"No longer than yesterday. Every shot you fire impacts your hand and arm and I don't want your good arm hurting from overdoing."
"At least I'm doing it, even if I can only do it for a little while."
"That's my smart girl."
---
"How'd I do?"
"All 12 shots on the target, most of them in a five inch circle."
"What's this circle stuff?"
"I'll tear this piece of paper to about a five inch circle. If it's in front of my face, can you see any of my face?"
"Just chin, ears and hair."
"So if you put all four bullets inside that circle, they would all hit that person in the head?"
"Un huh."
"Would that keep them from hurting you?"
"Probably."
"So a smaller circle is better?"
"'Cause all the bullets hit where they can stop someone!"
"So what happens if you shoot me or Miss Sarah?"
"But I wouldn't!"
"What's rule four?"
"'Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.' Oh… If I miss, the bullet keeps going and could hit someone else!"
"Correct. How have you done so far in practice?"
"I missed the target one time - but you didn't say anything then!"
"First time shooters, even adults, must find the best way to hold their weapon and put it on the target. You did that very quickly. Now we'll work more on being sure of your target and what's beyond it."
"'Beyond' means 'behind'?
"And on either side behind."
"Big space 'cause the bullet can go a long way?"
"Very good, smart girl."
"I need to check twice."
"Also very good. We're done for now. You may wear the holster and carry the pistol all day now. Where does it go at night?"
"On the table by my bed so I can find it if I need it."
"And when do you pull the trigger?"
"Rules three and four. If it's too dark to tell who's there, I stay down low and ask."
"Correct. All the adults will be planning how we approach and handle Judge Bonner and Sheriff Geeter so you need to be inside. You'll find 'The Cat in the Hat', an 'Amelia Bedelia' and some other fun books on your bed."
"Yes!"
---
"Jack?"
"Yes, Harold?"
"From a quick check on lexisnexis.com, if we can get the 'treasure' items here declared 'historically significant' by a recognized expert there will be no tax liability unless and until they are sold. There may be some tax liability on the farm and buildings. I have one of my paralegals checking whether Judge Bonner handled that when the property came to him and if he may have created some type of joint ownership with right of survivorship. If he did that and included Lisa's name, there'd be no tax liability to her unless she sold the property itself. Alabama sees this as a 'family farm' so there are no inheritance taxes from the state and the state severely limits what local governments can do in relation to those properties."
"Thanks, Harold. I'd like for her to grow up some before she's hit with the hassles of the IRS and other taxation wolves. What about the reveal for Judge Bonner?"
"We do that tomorrow. Everyone armed. Willie and Carl manning the bigger hardware. Jesse and Luigi not visible but immediately available. Start with the book pages you've copied to your tablet and the notes you made when finding the books. Then open the panel with the one gold plate, followed by the room behind the bookcase. With Mark watching for electronic communications and Willie and Carl watching live and via cameras, respectively, we should know of any attack before it gets here - if Bonner shows his hand that soon. Sam Carter and Bill Watkins of the SBI will be here in a County Extension Service van later today and will have one or two Federal agents - maybe FBI and/or ICE? - who are interested in Geeter with them. They'll set up surveillance to watch and record the judge while he's here and anything else that happens. Tomorrow, Sam and Bill will show up as the judge gets here so they can finish 'the check for proper stabling and pasture' based on Lisa's request for a horse and all loud enough for him to hear. They'll park near the barn and their backup will infiltrate from there."
"Sounds good. Do they know of our bigger weapons?"
"Officially, no. Unofficially, they've had unresolved encounters with the judge and the sheriff before, so they'll describe any large explosions as 'dynamiting rocks' or 'removing stumps with ANFO'."
"I already like these people."
"Call Bonner and arrange a time tomorrow - maybe 10AM?"
"Will do.
---
"Jack, I have that power usage check sheet you asked about."
"OK, Mark. I have half a dozen Kill-A-Watt devices from testing I did at the previous house, so the fridge and freezer can be left on test for at least 24 hours…"
"You'll be letting the generator run continuously for several days?"
"It's not like the neighbors haven't already seen and heard us. With power restoral still being a week or more away, it's worth using the additional fuel to have the numbers so we can plan for solar power. I think solar will be much more reliable than the Smith County EMC. We can also do a quick check on the washing machine and some other things. I have a Fluke clamp-on AC ammeter and we'll use that to check the power used by the well pump. Also check what size breaker feeds the barn where the solar panels could go. We could turn off the main breaker and backfeed the house via the barn's breaker. That'll work in the interim, but I'll see about getting a proper transfer switch when we've determined how much power is needed."
"Can't argue with any of that. Jesse checked the fuel tanks by the second barn. Gas tank is 100 gallons and is almost full of unleaded regular that was treated with StaBil five years ago per the tag on it. Diesel tank is 250 gallons and empty. More StaBil and some Pri-D in that barn. He says the tractor has a bucket on the front and there are fork lift arms that bolt to the bucket. Would those work for getting the solar panels and their racks to the barn roof?"
"If the bucket can lift them high enough. Need to get the tractor cranked and test that. Also need to go out with a compass to verify how the back side of the barn's roof actually faces. The plot shows that as more-or-less South but sunrise and sunset aren't in exactly the same places on the ends of that barn and I need to check the latitude here and adjust the vertical angle of the panels based on that."
"Tractor battery is ten years old and dead, and there is no diesel."
"Diesel is available at all the stations out here and five gallons might be enough for testing the tractor and maybe moving the racks and panels but I'll have to call about getting a load of off-road diesel. There's an auto parts store of some type in Smithville and there's the Walmart close to the highway. We can check locally by phone and Walmart online today and maybe get the battery tomorrow or Monday. Car batteries are often same day but the availability of other types depends on how common that battery is. And a can of ether or other quick start fluid because that tractor likely hasn't been started in years. Also oil and an oil filter plus hydraulic oil and a filter for it - but that hydraulic filter may not be available locally. The off-road diesel dealer may not be answering the phone today but we could leave a message about needing 250 gallons and they can call us Monday if they're not there today. Need to get some part numbers and do some checking on the battery and filters."
"I'll get with Jesse. Answers within the hour."
"Very good."
---
Ring!
'This is Judge Bonner.'
'Paul, it's Jack. We've found some books hidden near the fireplace and I'd like to show you what we've found. We're making notes as we translate the quill and ink writing and should have reasonably good information in the morning, say 10AM?'
'Thanks, Jack. I'll be there.'
And I'll have my backup come while I'm there. If you've found anything of value, my people can use axes and sledgehammers to go through the walls to find the rest of it. I will be rich!
Ring!
'This is Sheriff Geeter.'
'Greg, they've found some family history books near the fireplace. I've been invited over in the morning to see what they've found.'
'Just the books?'
'They're still looking. Better their time spent than mine. Alert the crew and I'll call you when they can come in and take out walls to find the treasure.'
'I can hear you drooling. Me too!'
'Stay cool until I call.'
'I will.'
---
"Daddy?"
"Yes, Lisa?"
"Why is the inside back cover of this old book made like that? The others are all smooth but this one kinda stands up."
"You're right. Feels like there's something under this cover sheet. Using the small, sharp blade of my knife, I'll cut around the top and the inside edge so nothing falls out…"
"It's folded paper!"
"Looks like a map."
"A map of the house?"
"A map of the secret passages and hidden rooms. There's even a hidden staircase here and a manual lift…"
"A what?"
"A small, hand-operated elevator. There's a capstan on the back wall that you turn to move it up or down - probably the designer was familiar with capstans on the boats he'd used or built. They might have used wooden pulleys on ash or hickory shafts with lard as the lubricant initially, but that could have been upgraded to Babbitt bearings in the 1800's and perhaps eventually to a petroleum-based lubricant."
"How do you know this stuff?"
"I've always been curious about how things worked and my grandfather still worked part of his farm with horses when I was a kid, so I have some hands-on learning about manually-operated and horse-drawn equipment."
"Teach me?"
"I think I just did."
"Oh… You did!"
"I'm glad my smart girl likes to learn."
"It's fun! Where do the secret passages go?"
"Let's start upstairs. We'll walk through the rooms on the map and see if we can find the doors."
"OK."
---
"Jack, do we need pest control? I heard something rustling behind this wall."
"Only if you consider Lisa and me pests, Sarah."
"What?"
"There are a number of secret passages, plus stairways and even an elevator."
"How'd you find them?"
"My young detective noticed that the inside back cover of one of the 'Family History' books was different from the others, which led to the map that we followed. Here's the map."
"Where is your 'young detective'?"
"Still exploring one of the passages."
"This is the elevator?"
"Goes all the way down to the root cellar. Booty could have been brought in hidden under beans, corn or whatever else was in a wagon and it all went into the root cellar. The 'treasure' part then went up to the fireplace area and the hidden room while food went to the kitchen. All in the same trip. A visitor who saw the operation wouldn't have noticed anything unless he could see both ends of that operation, which he could only do if he was trusted enough to be on the elevator. If he wasn't on the elevator, he only knew that they could get food up to the kitchen easily."
"They also had a good place to hide or a way out if needed."
"Correct. People could have been moved into and out of the bedrooms the same way. The elevator and some doors need lubrication that they haven't received for a number of years but Lisa can almost move the elevator with her weight on it. Good planning and well built. Lubricating all those bearings - perhaps best with some white lithium grease - and oiling the door hinges to the elevator and the secret passages would have let us move in silence as the stairs don't squeak."
"Any places to peek in on others?"
"Some of the glass lamp holders on the wall are viewports into those rooms. In the days of oil lamps being primary illumination, no one would have been concerned about a glass mount that kept a hot lantern away from the wall. If the lamp was lit, it provided limited light to the secret passage. If a lamp wasn't lit, the glass provided a view of the room. Lots of thought put into the design."
"How did you release the doors?"
"Remember the 'lock' and 'key' carvings?"
"Yes."
"Look for a 'door' carved into the woodwork. These respond to a firm press; no tuning fork needed - if you want to hide or get away, you want to do so silently."
click!
"Hi, Miss Sarah!"
"Where'd you come from, Lisa?"
"The bookcase."
"How, Jack?"
"The smaller passages on the map. I don't know if the original intent was a place for the kids to play in bad weather or another hiding place plus escape path for them, but they run from the smaller bedrooms upstairs, the nursery and the children's eating area to several bookcases, the hidden stairs and the elevator area."
"These lines are more of the same?"
"I think those are tunnels to other buildings on the property. We need to check where they go and whether they're safe to use. Be nice to be able to care for the animals during the torrential rains that this area often gets when there's a hurricane off the coast."
"Also a way to the getaway horses - maybe getaway horsepower now?"
"Probably part of the original design intent."
"So Jesse and Luigi's 'Princess' has a castle with secret passages and stairways and tunnels - but not a moat."
"We've not discovered a moat. Maybe I should say 'yet'?"
"A moat, Daddy? With alligators?"
"If we had one here, alligators are a definite possibility."
---
Ring!
'This is Geeter.'
'Greg, have the troops ready to move in the morning. I'm tired of feeding people who aren't accomplishing anything.'
'What time, Paul?'
'Jack said for me to be there at 10. Plan to have the troops there at 10:15. By then, I'll either have access to the treasure or have control of the people and the troops can hammer their way into the treasure room.'
'I'll tell them.'
"Listen up! We hit the house at 10:15 in the morning. Don't shoot the Judge but all the others are expendable, including the kid. Be sure you have axes and sledgehammers to open up old walls - like this place has."
"Those are lots tougher than sheetrock."
"They are. Plan on doing some serious work to get in the vault."
---
Saturday, 19 July, 6:50AM
"Good morning, sweet girl."
"Good morning, Daddy. I get to help cook?"
"You do, because you're a good helper. Go potty and wash your hands. Then change clothes and head for the kitchen."
"On my way!"
"I'm ready!"
"Waffles today but I need to know whether you're strong enough to turn these cast iron waffle makers. This one's not hot yet, so see if you can turn it like this with one hand."
"OK. It's heavy!"
"Maybe there was a reason for my 'if you can'?"
"I get it. I can't do this but mixing the waffle batter is a lot like mixing pancake batter and I can do that."
"I'll help you measure things."
---
"You made the waffles, Lisa?"
"No, Mister Luigi. I can't turn the waffle thingy with one hand - but I mixed the batter!"
"And you brought the stacks of waffles to the table on warm plates."
"Un huh."
"We might keep you around."
"Might keep me around, Mister Jesse? It's my house! I might keep you around."
"Jesse, I should have warned you that this tiger is sometimes ready to pounce when she's hungry."
"No claw marks on me this time, Jack, but it was close."
---
"Lisa, get the range bag."
"Yes! A long time today?"
"No longer than yesterday. Every shot you fire impacts your hand and arm and I don't want your good arm hurting from overdoing."
"At least I'm doing it, even if I can only do it for a little while."
"That's my smart girl."
---
"How'd I do?"
"All 12 shots on the target, most of them in a five inch circle."
"What's this circle stuff?"
"I'll tear this piece of paper to about a five inch circle. If it's in front of my face, can you see any of my face?"
"Just chin, ears and hair."
"So if you put all four bullets inside that circle, they would all hit that person in the head?"
"Un huh."
"Would that keep them from hurting you?"
"Probably."
"So a smaller circle is better?"
"'Cause all the bullets hit where they can stop someone!"
"So what happens if you shoot me or Miss Sarah?"
"But I wouldn't!"
"What's rule four?"
"'Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.' Oh… If I miss, the bullet keeps going and could hit someone else!"
"Correct. How have you done so far in practice?"
"I missed the target one time - but you didn't say anything then!"
"First time shooters, even adults, must find the best way to hold their weapon and put it on the target. You did that very quickly. Now we'll work more on being sure of your target and what's beyond it."
"'Beyond' means 'behind'?
"And on either side behind."
"Big space 'cause the bullet can go a long way?"
"Very good, smart girl."
"I need to check twice."
"Also very good. We're done for now. You may wear the holster and carry the pistol all day now. Where does it go at night?"
"On the table by my bed so I can find it if I need it."
"And when do you pull the trigger?"
"Rules three and four. If it's too dark to tell who's there, I stay down low and ask."
"Correct. All the adults will be planning how we approach and handle Judge Bonner and Sheriff Geeter so you need to be inside. You'll find 'The Cat in the Hat', an 'Amelia Bedelia' and some other fun books on your bed."
"Yes!"
---
"Jack?"
"Yes, Harold?"
"From a quick check on lexisnexis.com, if we can get the 'treasure' items here declared 'historically significant' by a recognized expert there will be no tax liability unless and until they are sold. There may be some tax liability on the farm and buildings. I have one of my paralegals checking whether Judge Bonner handled that when the property came to him and if he may have created some type of joint ownership with right of survivorship. If he did that and included Lisa's name, there'd be no tax liability to her unless she sold the property itself. Alabama sees this as a 'family farm' so there are no inheritance taxes from the state and the state severely limits what local governments can do in relation to those properties."
"Thanks, Harold. I'd like for her to grow up some before she's hit with the hassles of the IRS and other taxation wolves. What about the reveal for Judge Bonner?"
"We do that tomorrow. Everyone armed. Willie and Carl manning the bigger hardware. Jesse and Luigi not visible but immediately available. Start with the book pages you've copied to your tablet and the notes you made when finding the books. Then open the panel with the one gold plate, followed by the room behind the bookcase. With Mark watching for electronic communications and Willie and Carl watching live and via cameras, respectively, we should know of any attack before it gets here - if Bonner shows his hand that soon. Sam Carter and Bill Watkins of the SBI will be here in a County Extension Service van later today and will have one or two Federal agents - maybe FBI and/or ICE? - who are interested in Geeter with them. They'll set up surveillance to watch and record the judge while he's here and anything else that happens. Tomorrow, Sam and Bill will show up as the judge gets here so they can finish 'the check for proper stabling and pasture' based on Lisa's request for a horse and all loud enough for him to hear. They'll park near the barn and their backup will infiltrate from there."
"Sounds good. Do they know of our bigger weapons?"
"Officially, no. Unofficially, they've had unresolved encounters with the judge and the sheriff before, so they'll describe any large explosions as 'dynamiting rocks' or 'removing stumps with ANFO'."
"I already like these people."
"Call Bonner and arrange a time tomorrow - maybe 10AM?"
"Will do.
---
"Jack, I have that power usage check sheet you asked about."
"OK, Mark. I have half a dozen Kill-A-Watt devices from testing I did at the previous house, so the fridge and freezer can be left on test for at least 24 hours…"
"You'll be letting the generator run continuously for several days?"
"It's not like the neighbors haven't already seen and heard us. With power restoral still being a week or more away, it's worth using the additional fuel to have the numbers so we can plan for solar power. I think solar will be much more reliable than the Smith County EMC. We can also do a quick check on the washing machine and some other things. I have a Fluke clamp-on AC ammeter and we'll use that to check the power used by the well pump. Also check what size breaker feeds the barn where the solar panels could go. We could turn off the main breaker and backfeed the house via the barn's breaker. That'll work in the interim, but I'll see about getting a proper transfer switch when we've determined how much power is needed."
"Can't argue with any of that. Jesse checked the fuel tanks by the second barn. Gas tank is 100 gallons and is almost full of unleaded regular that was treated with StaBil five years ago per the tag on it. Diesel tank is 250 gallons and empty. More StaBil and some Pri-D in that barn. He says the tractor has a bucket on the front and there are fork lift arms that bolt to the bucket. Would those work for getting the solar panels and their racks to the barn roof?"
"If the bucket can lift them high enough. Need to get the tractor cranked and test that. Also need to go out with a compass to verify how the back side of the barn's roof actually faces. The plot shows that as more-or-less South but sunrise and sunset aren't in exactly the same places on the ends of that barn and I need to check the latitude here and adjust the vertical angle of the panels based on that."
"Tractor battery is ten years old and dead, and there is no diesel."
"Diesel is available at all the stations out here and five gallons might be enough for testing the tractor and maybe moving the racks and panels but I'll have to call about getting a load of off-road diesel. There's an auto parts store of some type in Smithville and there's the Walmart close to the highway. We can check locally by phone and Walmart online today and maybe get the battery tomorrow or Monday. Car batteries are often same day but the availability of other types depends on how common that battery is. And a can of ether or other quick start fluid because that tractor likely hasn't been started in years. Also oil and an oil filter plus hydraulic oil and a filter for it - but that hydraulic filter may not be available locally. The off-road diesel dealer may not be answering the phone today but we could leave a message about needing 250 gallons and they can call us Monday if they're not there today. Need to get some part numbers and do some checking on the battery and filters."
"I'll get with Jesse. Answers within the hour."
"Very good."
---
Ring!
'This is Judge Bonner.'
'Paul, it's Jack. We've found some books hidden near the fireplace and I'd like to show you what we've found. We're making notes as we translate the quill and ink writing and should have reasonably good information in the morning, say 10AM?'
'Thanks, Jack. I'll be there.'
And I'll have my backup come while I'm there. If you've found anything of value, my people can use axes and sledgehammers to go through the walls to find the rest of it. I will be rich!
Ring!
'This is Sheriff Geeter.'
'Greg, they've found some family history books near the fireplace. I've been invited over in the morning to see what they've found.'
'Just the books?'
'They're still looking. Better their time spent than mine. Alert the crew and I'll call you when they can come in and take out walls to find the treasure.'
'I can hear you drooling. Me too!'
'Stay cool until I call.'
'I will.'
---
"Daddy?"
"Yes, Lisa?"
"Why is the inside back cover of this old book made like that? The others are all smooth but this one kinda stands up."
"You're right. Feels like there's something under this cover sheet. Using the small, sharp blade of my knife, I'll cut around the top and the inside edge so nothing falls out…"
"It's folded paper!"
"Looks like a map."
"A map of the house?"
"A map of the secret passages and hidden rooms. There's even a hidden staircase here and a manual lift…"
"A what?"
"A small, hand-operated elevator. There's a capstan on the back wall that you turn to move it up or down - probably the designer was familiar with capstans on the boats he'd used or built. They might have used wooden pulleys on ash or hickory shafts with lard as the lubricant initially, but that could have been upgraded to Babbitt bearings in the 1800's and perhaps eventually to a petroleum-based lubricant."
"How do you know this stuff?"
"I've always been curious about how things worked and my grandfather still worked part of his farm with horses when I was a kid, so I have some hands-on learning about manually-operated and horse-drawn equipment."
"Teach me?"
"I think I just did."
"Oh… You did!"
"I'm glad my smart girl likes to learn."
"It's fun! Where do the secret passages go?"
"Let's start upstairs. We'll walk through the rooms on the map and see if we can find the doors."
"OK."
---
"Jack, do we need pest control? I heard something rustling behind this wall."
"Only if you consider Lisa and me pests, Sarah."
"What?"
"There are a number of secret passages, plus stairways and even an elevator."
"How'd you find them?"
"My young detective noticed that the inside back cover of one of the 'Family History' books was different from the others, which led to the map that we followed. Here's the map."
"Where is your 'young detective'?"
"Still exploring one of the passages."
"This is the elevator?"
"Goes all the way down to the root cellar. Booty could have been brought in hidden under beans, corn or whatever else was in a wagon and it all went into the root cellar. The 'treasure' part then went up to the fireplace area and the hidden room while food went to the kitchen. All in the same trip. A visitor who saw the operation wouldn't have noticed anything unless he could see both ends of that operation, which he could only do if he was trusted enough to be on the elevator. If he wasn't on the elevator, he only knew that they could get food up to the kitchen easily."
"They also had a good place to hide or a way out if needed."
"Correct. People could have been moved into and out of the bedrooms the same way. The elevator and some doors need lubrication that they haven't received for a number of years but Lisa can almost move the elevator with her weight on it. Good planning and well built. Lubricating all those bearings - perhaps best with some white lithium grease - and oiling the door hinges to the elevator and the secret passages would have let us move in silence as the stairs don't squeak."
"Any places to peek in on others?"
"Some of the glass lamp holders on the wall are viewports into those rooms. In the days of oil lamps being primary illumination, no one would have been concerned about a glass mount that kept a hot lantern away from the wall. If the lamp was lit, it provided limited light to the secret passage. If a lamp wasn't lit, the glass provided a view of the room. Lots of thought put into the design."
"How did you release the doors?"
"Remember the 'lock' and 'key' carvings?"
"Yes."
"Look for a 'door' carved into the woodwork. These respond to a firm press; no tuning fork needed - if you want to hide or get away, you want to do so silently."
click!
"Hi, Miss Sarah!"
"Where'd you come from, Lisa?"
"The bookcase."
"How, Jack?"
"The smaller passages on the map. I don't know if the original intent was a place for the kids to play in bad weather or another hiding place plus escape path for them, but they run from the smaller bedrooms upstairs, the nursery and the children's eating area to several bookcases, the hidden stairs and the elevator area."
"These lines are more of the same?"
"I think those are tunnels to other buildings on the property. We need to check where they go and whether they're safe to use. Be nice to be able to care for the animals during the torrential rains that this area often gets when there's a hurricane off the coast."
"Also a way to the getaway horses - maybe getaway horsepower now?"
"Probably part of the original design intent."
"So Jesse and Luigi's 'Princess' has a castle with secret passages and stairways and tunnels - but not a moat."
"We've not discovered a moat. Maybe I should say 'yet'?"
"A moat, Daddy? With alligators?"
"If we had one here, alligators are a definite possibility."
---
Ring!
'This is Geeter.'
'Greg, have the troops ready to move in the morning. I'm tired of feeding people who aren't accomplishing anything.'
'What time, Paul?'
'Jack said for me to be there at 10. Plan to have the troops there at 10:15. By then, I'll either have access to the treasure or have control of the people and the troops can hammer their way into the treasure room.'
'I'll tell them.'
"Listen up! We hit the house at 10:15 in the morning. Don't shoot the Judge but all the others are expendable, including the kid. Be sure you have axes and sledgehammers to open up old walls - like this place has."
"Those are lots tougher than sheetrock."
"They are. Plan on doing some serious work to get in the vault."
---