The_AT Poacher_NP1 's_GE Son_NN1 When_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ nine_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, my_APPGE father_NN1 took_VVD me_PPIO1 deep_RR into_II the_AT Maine_NP1 woods_NN2 to_TO see_VVI an_AT1 old_JJ prisoner_NN1 of_IO war_NN1 camp_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE mom_NN1 had_VHD just_RR announced_VVN she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ leaving_VVG him_PPHO1 ,_, this_DD1 time_NNT1 for_RR21 good_RR22 ._. 
In_II a_AT1 few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, the_AT two_MC of_IO us_PPIO2 were_VBDR chucking_VVG this_DD1 sorry_JJ ,_, redneck_VV0 life_NN1 and_CC moving_VVG in_RP with_IW her_APPGE sister_NN1 down_RP in_II Portland_NP1 ._. 
The_AT road_NN1 trip_NN1 to_II the_AT wild_JJ country_NN1 around_II Spencer_NP1 Lake_NNL1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE dad_NN1 's_GE idea_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 he_PPHS1 saw_VVD it_PPH1 as_CSA his_APPGE last_MD chance_NN1 to_TO win_VVI me_PPIO1 over_RP to_II his_APPGE way_NN1 of_IO thinking_NN1 ._. 
God_NP1 knows_VVZ he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX really_RR want_VVI custody_NN1 of_IO me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM just_RR get_VVI in_II the_AT way_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE whiskey_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE women_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 mattered_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 that_CST I_PPIS1 saw_VVD his_APPGE side_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 ._. 
And_CC so_RR ,_, one_MC1 rainy_JJ morning_NNT1 ,_, we_PPIS2 drove_VVD off_RP into_II the_AT mountains_NN2 in_II31 search_II32 of_II33 the_AT past_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 grueling_JJ drive_NN1 ._. 
The_AT logging_NN1 road_NN1 was_VBDZ muddy_JJ and_CC deeply_RR rutted_VVD from_II the_AT heavy_JJ trucks_NN2 carrying_VVG timber_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT clear_JJ cuts_NN2 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_DB my_APPGE dad_NN1 's_GE tired_JJ old_JJ Ford_NN1 could_VM do_VDI to_TO climb_VVI Bear_NP1 Hill_NNL1 ._. 
Pausing_VVG at_II the_AT top_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 looked_VVD out_RP across_II the_AT Moose_NP1 River_NNL1 valley_NN1 to_II the_AT forested_JJ mountains_NN2 that_CST marked_VVD the_AT border_NN1 with_IW Canada_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD lived_VVN my_APPGE entire_JJ life_NN1 in_II rural_JJ Maine_NP1 ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT wildest_JJT place_NN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD ever_RR been_VBN ._. 
Soon_RR I_PPIS1 would_VM be_VBI leaving_VVG it_PPH1 --_JJ and_CC him_PPHO1 ._. 
Like_II most_DAT small_JJ boys_NN2 I_PPIS1 'd_VM always_RR viewed_VVN my_APPGE father_NN1 as_II the_AT strongest_JJT ,_, bravest_JJT man_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX understand_VVI why_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX fighting_VVG to_TO keep_VVI us_PPIO2 all_DB together_RL ._. 
My_APPGE dad_NN1 was_VBDZ silent_JJ for_IF the_AT first_MD hour_NNT1 of_IO the_AT trip_NN1 --_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ hungover_JJ ,_, chain-smoking_JJ --_NN1 but_CCB as_CSA we_PPIS2 drove_VVD deeper_RRR into_II the_AT woods_NN2 he_PPHS1 finally_RR started_VVD to_TO talk_VVI ._. 
Not_XX about_II my_APPGE leaving_NN1 ,_, though_RR ._. 
Instead_RR he_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 how_RRQ ,_, during_II World_NN1 War_NN1 II_MC ,_, thousands_NNO2 of_IO captured_VVN German_JJ POWs_NN2 were_VBDR brought_VVN to_II the_AT most_RGT remote_JJ parts_NN2 of_IO Maine_NP1 to_TO work_VVI in_II the_AT logging_NN1 camps_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD the_AT prisoners_NN2 at_II Hobbstown_NP1 Plantation_NN1 ,_, where_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR going_VVG ,_, had_VHD belonged_VVN to_II Field_NNB Marshal_NNB Rommel_NP1 's_GE Afrika_NP1 Korps_NP1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 'd_VHD driven_VVN panzer_NN1 tanks_NN2 through_II Sahara_NP1 sandstorms_NN2 and_CC fought_VVD desert_NN1 battles_NN2 at_II Tunisia_NP1 and_CC El_NP1 Alamein_NP1 ._. 
The_AT foreign_JJ names_NN2 stirred_VVD my_APPGE imagination_NN1 ,_, and_CC despite_II the_AT sadness_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ my_APPGE perpetual_JJ condition_NN1 back_RP then_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 found_VVD myself_PPX1 leaning_VVG forward_RL against_II the_AT dash_NN1 ._. 
"_" Do_VD0 n't_XX expect_VVI too_RG much_DA1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 warned_VVD ._. 
These_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, all_DB that_DD1 was_VBDZ left_VVN of_IO the_AT guard_NN1 towers_NN2 ,_, barracks_NN ,_, and_CC fences_NN2 that_CST once_RR made_VVN up_RP the_AT Hobbstown_NP1 POW_NN1 camp_NN1 were_VBDR a_AT1 few_DA2 log_NN1 cabins_NN2 ,_, hidden_VVN among_II the_AT pines_NN2 ._. 
Trappers_NN2 sometimes_RT holed_VVD up_RP in_II these_DD2 old_JJ buildings_NN2 in_II the_AT wintertime_NNT1 ._. 
Otherwise_RR they_PPHS2 were_VBDR just_RR a_AT1 bunch_NN1 of_IO ruins_NN2 rotting_VVG into_II the_AT earth_NN1 ._. 
Actually_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR less_DAR than_CSN that_DD1 ._. 
My_APPGE dad_NN1 drove_VVD by_II the_AT clearing_NN1 before_CS he_PPHS1 realized_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT place_NN1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR looking_VVG for_IF ._. 
He_PPHS1 climbed_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT truck_NN1 and_CC stood_VVD there_RL in_II disbelief_NN1 ._. 
No_AT cabins_NN2 were_VBDR to_TO be_VBI seen_VVN ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR just_RR a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO blackened_JJ cellar_NN1 holes_NN2 covered_VVN by_II tangles_NN2 of_IO wet_JJ raspberry_NN1 bushes_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 stood_VVD beside_II him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT rain_NN1 ._. 
"_" This_DD1 is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 someone_PN1 must_VM 've_VHI burned_VVN the_AT cabins_NN2 down_RP ._. "_" 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR some_DD holes_NN2 in_II the_AT ground_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ still_JJ history_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 argued_VVD ._. 
Afterward_RL ,_, we_PPIS2 drove_VVD down_RP to_II Spencer_NP1 Lake_NNL1 and_CC parked_VVN at_II the_AT shore_NN1 ,_, looking_VVG down_RP the_AT length_NN1 of_IO the_AT lake_NN1 ,_, toward_II the_AT mist-shrouded_JJ Bigelow_NP1 Mountains_NNL2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 turned_VVD off_II the_AT engine_NN1 and_CC lit_VVD a_AT1 cigarette_NN1 and_CC then_RT ,_, with_IW the_AT rain_NN1 beating_VVG on_II the_AT roof_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 story_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ haunted_VVN me_PPIO1 ever_RR since_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD that_CST ,_, during_II the_AT winter_NNT1 of_IO 1944_MC ,_, two_MC Germans_NN2 escaped_VVN from_II the_AT prison_NN1 camp_NN1 ._. 
The_AT guards_NN2 located_VVD one_PN1 right_RR away_RL by_II following_VVG his_APPGE tracks_NN2 in_II the_AT snow_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT other_JJ ,_, somehow_RR ,_, eluded_VVD capture_NN1 ._. 
Game_NN1 wardens_NN2 and_CC state_VV0 police_NN2 troopers_NN2 joined_VVN in_II the_AT search_NN1 ._. 
Guards_NN2 were_VBDR put_VVN on_II high_JJ alert_NN1 at_II the_AT Kennebec_NP1 River_NNL1 dam_NN1 in_CS21 case_CS22 the_AT Nazi_JJ saboteur_NN1 tried_VVD to_TO blow_VVI it_PPH1 up_RP ._. 
And_CC people_NN in_II Flagstaff_NN1 and_CC Jackman_NP1 slept_VVD with_IW loaded_JJ shotguns_NN2 under_II their_APPGE beds_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT biggest_JJT manhunt_NN1 in_II Maine_NP1 history_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 never_RR found_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT prisoner_NN1 just_RR vanished_VVD into_II the_AT wild_JJ and_CC was_VBDZ never_RR seen_VVN again_RT ,_, alive_JJ or_CC dead_JJ ._. 
"_" You_PPY 'll_VM find_VVI some_DD loggers_NN2 who_PNQS say_VV0 he_PPHS1 's_VBZ still_RR out_RP there_RL ,_, "_" my_APPGE dad_NN1 said_VVD ,_, "_" holed_VVD up_RP in_II some_DD cave_NN1 ,_, not_XX knowing_VVG the_AT war_NN1 's_VBZ over_RP ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 looked_VVD hard_RR into_II his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
"_" You_PPY 're_VBR lying_VVG ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
The_AT speedometer_NN1 read_VVD seventy_MC miles_NNU2 per_II hour_NNT1 ,_, dangerously_RR fast_RR for_IF this_DD1 country_NN1 road_NN1 ._. 
Every_RR31 so_RR32 often_RR33 I_PPIS1 would_VM catch_VVI myself_PPX1 and_CC slow_VVI down_RP ,_, then_RT minutes_NNT2 later_RRR I_PPIS1 'd_VM find_VVI myself_PPX1 flirting_VVG with_IW seventy_MC again_RT ._. 
The_AT cedar_NN1 swamp_NN1 lay_VVD miles_NNU2 behind_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
An_AT1 hour_NNT1 had_VHD passed_VVN since_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VHD crossed_VVN out_II21 of_II22 my_APPGE district_NN1 ,_, headed_VVN first_MD west_ND1 and_CC now_RT northwest_ND1 ,_, toward_II the_AT distant_JJ jail_NN1 in_II Skowhegan_NP1 where_RRQ my_APPGE father_NN1 was_VBDZ being_VBG taken_VVN in_II handcuffs_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB in_II my_APPGE mind_NN1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ still_RR standing_VVG under_II the_AT cedars_NN2 ,_, the_AT cell_NN1 phone_NN1 pressed_VVN against_II my_APPGE ear_NN1 ,_, hearing_VVG Russell_NP1 Pelletier_NP1 say_VV0 :_: "_" They_PPHS2 arrested_VVD him_PPHO1 ,_, Mike_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI how_RGQ else_RR to_TO say_VVI it_PPH1 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 felt_VVD the_AT ground_NN1 slide_VVI suddenly_RR beneath_II my_APPGE feet_NN2 ._. 
"_" Arrested_VVN ?_? 
For_IF what_DDQ ?_? "_" 
Pelletier_NP1 said_VVD :_: "_" A_AT1 deputy_NN1 came_VVD out_RP here_RL this_DD1 morning_NNT1 wanting_VVG to_TO question_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC your_APPGE dad_NN1 lost_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX around_RP when_CS it_PPH1 happened_VVD ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 fight_NN1 and_CC your_APPGE dad_NN1 was_VBDZ Maced_NP1 ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR taking_VVG him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT jail_NN1 in_II Skowhegan_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM drive_VVI down_II myself_PPX1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN a_AT1 camp_NN1 full_JJ of_IO sports_NN2 ._. 
Maybe_RR you_PPY should_VM call_VVI over_RP there_RL ,_, find_VV0 out_RP what_DDQ 's_VBZ up_RP ._. "_" 
"_" The_AT police_NN2 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 killed_VVD those_DD2 men_NN2 ?_? 
Is_VBZ that_DD1 what_DDQ you_PPY 're_VBR saying_VVG ?_? "_" 
Pelletier_NP1 took_VVD his_APPGE time_NNT1 answering_NN1 ._. 
"_" They_PPHS2 seem_VV0 to_TO think_VVI he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ something_PN1 ._. "_" 
"_" But_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX why_RRQ they_PPHS2 arrested_VVD him_PPHO1 ?_? 
Not_XX for_IF murder_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ because_CS he_PPHS1 struck_VVD an_AT1 officer_NN1 ,_, right_RR ?_? "_" 
"_" Like_CS I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX there_RL when_CS it_PPH1 happened_VVD ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX say_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 just_RR heard_VVD about_II it_PPH1 when_CS I_PPIS1 got_VVD back_RP from_II fishing_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY should_VM call_VVI over_RP to_II Skowhegan_NP1 ._. 
Get_VV0 it_PPH1 all_DB sorted_VVD out_RP ._. "_" 
"_" It_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX make_VVI any_DD sense_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ for_IF the_AT bad_JJ news_NN1 ,_, kid_NN1 ,_, "_" Russell_NP1 Pelletier_NP1 said_VVD as_CSA he_PPHS1 signed_VVD off_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 told_VVD Kathy_NP1 my_APPGE father_NN1 had_VHD just_RR been_VBN arrested_VVN ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 had_VHD gathered_VVN as_RG much_DA1 from_II overhearing_VVG my_APPGE end_NN1 of_IO the_AT call_NN1 ._. 
"_" They_PPHS2 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 shot_VVD Brodeur_NP1 ?_? "_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 a_AT1 deputy_NN1 drove_VVD out_RP to_II Rum_NN1 Pond_NN1 to_TO question_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC something_PN1 happened_VVD ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR taking_VVG him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT Somerset_NP1 County_NN1 Jail_NN1 right_RR now_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ the_AT charge_NN1 is_VBZ ._. "_" 
Kathy_NP1 came_VVD around_II the_AT front_NN1 of_IO the_AT truck_NN1 and_CC held_VVD out_RP her_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
"_" Give_VV0 me_PPIO1 your_APPGE phone_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Why_RRQ ?_? "_" 
She_PPHS1 punched_VVD in_II a_AT1 number_NN1 and_CC brought_VVD the_AT phone_NN1 to_II her_APPGE ear_NN1 ,_, waiting_VVG for_IF a_AT1 response_NN1 ._. 
"_" If_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR going_VVGK to_TO arrest_VVI your_APPGE father_NN1 for_IF killing_VVG a_AT1 cop_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 would_VM n't_XX send_VVI a_AT1 single_JJ deputy_NN1 to_TO do_VDI it_PPH1 ._. "_" 
Someone_PN1 must_VM have_VHI picked_VVN up_RP on_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 ,_, because_CS suddenly_RR she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ no_RR21 longer_RR22 speaking_VVG to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ Sergeant_NNB Frost_NP1 with_IW the_AT Warden_NN1 Service_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 heard_VVD one_MC1 of_IO your_APPGE deputies_NN2 just_RR arrested_VVN a_AT1 man_NN1 named_VVN Bowditch_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ the_AT father_NN1 of_IO one_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE wardens_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 what_DDQ you_PPY can_VM tell_VVI me_PPIO1 at_II this_DD1 point_NN1 ._. "_" 
Her_APPGE conversation_NN1 was_VBDZ brief_JJ and_CC hard_RR for_IF me_PPIO1 to_TO follow_VVI without_IW hearing_VVG the_AT other_NN1 end_VVI ._. 
Mostly_RR it_PPH1 consisted_VVD of_IO Kathy_NP1 trying_VVG to_TO convince_VVI someone_PN1 to_TO tell_VVI her_PPHO1 what_DDQ was_VBDZ going_VVG on_RP and_CC him_PPHO1 refusing_VVG ._. 
Two_MC minutes_NNT2 later_RRR she_PPHS1 handed_VVD me_PPIO1 back_RP the_AT phone_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 defeated_JJ look_NN1 on_II her_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT sheriff_NN1 's_GE office_NN1 wo_VM n't_XX say_VVI what_DDQ happened_VVD ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ pretty_RG clear_RR the_AT deputy_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX authorized_VVN to_TO arrest_VVI your_APPGE dad_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 get_VV0 the_AT sense_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 went_VVD out_RP to_II Rum_NN1 Pond_NN1 on_II his_APPGE own_DA to_TO ask_VVI some_DD questions_NN2 ,_, and_CC tempers_NN2 flared_VVD ._. "_" 
"_" So_CS they_PPHS2 're_VBR not_XX charging_VVG him_PPHO1 with_IW murder_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ,_, Mike_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ they_PPHS2 're_VBR charging_VVG him_PPHO1 with_IW ._. "_" 
"_" My_APPGE dad_NN1 's_VBZ a_AT1 prick_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" but_CCB he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 cop_NN1 killer_NN1 ._. "_" 
Kathy_NP1 was_VBDZ silent_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 crossed_VVD her_APPGE freckled_JJ arms_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 reached_VVD into_II my_APPGE pocket_NN1 for_IF my_APPGE keys_NN2 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO get_VVI up_RP there_RL ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 climbed_VVD into_II the_AT truck_NN1 and_CC slammed_VVD the_AT door_NN1 shut_VVD ._. 
The_AT noise_NN1 was_VBDZ like_II a_AT1 gunshot_NN1 ._. 
"_" You_PPY 've_VH0 got_VVN to_TO cover_VVI my_APPGE shift_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. "_" 
"_" Mike_NP1 ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 sighed_VVD ._. 
"_" Please_RR ,_, Kath_NP1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" If_CS it_PPH1 were_VBDR your_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ would_VM you_PPY do_VDI ?_? "_" 
Kathy_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX answer_VVI my_APPGE question_NN1 ,_, but_CCB then_RT again_RT ,_, why_RRQ should_VM she_PPHS1 ?_? 
Her_APPGE father_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 retired_JJ Presbyterian_JJ minister_NN1 ,_, and_CC chief_NN1 of_IO the_AT volunteer_NN1 fire_NN1 department_NN1 ._. 
Not_XX some_DD saloon-brawling_JJ logger_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 rap_NN1 sheet_NN1 of_IO misdemeanors_NN2 and_CC the_AT public_JJ persona_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Tasmanian_JJ devil_NN1 ._. 
How_RRQ could_VM Kathy_NP1 Frost_NP1 understand_VV0 what_DDQ it_PPH1 was_VBDZ like_JJ to_TO grow_VVI up_RP with_IW such_DA a_AT1 man_NN1 ?_? 
A_AT1 moment_NN1 later_JJR Dot_NN1 returned_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 clutched_VVD something_PN1 in_II a_AT1 napkin_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 pressed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II me_PPIO1 through_II the_AT open_JJ window_NN1 ._. 
"_" You_PPY be_VBI sure_JJ to_TO stop_VVI in_RP for_IF lunch_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 that_CST I_PPIS1 would_VM ._. 
As_CSA I_PPIS1 drove_VVD away_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD why_RRQ I_PPIS1 'd_VHD promised_VVN to_TO return_VVI for_IF lunch_NN1 when_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD no_AT idea_NN1 what_DDQ the_AT day_NNT1 would_VM bring_VVI ._. 
Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 just_RR to_TO reassure_VVI Dot_NN1 ?_? 
In_II a_AT1 small_JJ town_NN1 like_II Sennebec_NP1 ,_, routine_NN1 is_VBZ such_DA a_AT1 precious_JJ thing_NN1 --_NN1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ how_RRQ people_NN get_VV0 to_TO know_VVI and_CC trust_VVI one_PPX121 another_PPX122 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD only_RR been_VBN in_II town_NN1 for_IF eight_MC months_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ already_RR becoming_VVG somewhat_RR predictable_JJ to_II my_APPGE neighbors_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD step_NN1 to_II becoming_VVG one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, part_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE community_NN1 ._. 
Maybe_RR that_DD1 was_VBDZ what_DDQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ afraid_JJ of_IO happening_NN1 ._. 
Inside_II the_AT napkin_NN1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO Dot_NN1 's_GE homemade_JJ molasses_NN1 doughnuts_NN2 ._. 
My_APPGE favorite_NN1 ._. 
On_II my_APPGE radio_NN1 I_PPIS1 called_VVD in_RP to_II the_AT dispatcher_NN1 to_TO tell_VVI her_PPHO1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ 10-8_MCMC ,_, on_II duty_NN1 and_CC available_JJ to_TO respond_VVI ._. 
Then_RT I_PPIS1 tried_VVD Detective_NN1 Soctomah_NP1 ._. 
"_" What_DDQ can_VM I_PPIS1 do_VDI for_IF you_PPY ,_, Mike_NP1 ?_? "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, polite_JJ but_CCB not_XX friendly_JJ ._. 
"_" Remember_VV0 I_PPIS1 told_VVD you_PPY about_II that_DD1 bald_JJ guy_NN1 my_APPGE dad_NN1 knew_VVD at_II the_AT Dead_NP1 River_NNL1 Inn_NN1 two_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ?_? 
Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 just_RR saw_VVD the_AT Bangor_NP1 paper_NN1 and_CC there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 picture_NN1 from_II the_AT public_JJ meeting_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ him_PPHO1 ,_, Vernon_NP1 Tripp_NP1 ._. "_" 
"_" We_PPIS2 spoke_VVD with_IW Mr._NNB Tripp_NP1 yesterday_RT ._. "_" 
"_" So_CS he_PPHS1 's_VBZ also_RR a_AT1 suspect_NN1 ?_? "_" 
In_II his_APPGE silence_NN1 I_PPIS1 sensed_VVD his_APPGE disapproval_NN1 as_RG clearly_RR as_CSA if_CS I_PPIS1 'd_VHD seen_VVN his_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM keep_VVI you_PPY up_JJ31 to_JJ32 date_JJ33 ,_, Mike_NP1 --_NN1 as_CSA events_NN2 warrant_VV0 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO hang_VVI up_RP on_II me_PPIO1 then_RT ,_, but_CCB instead_RR he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" Does_VDZ the_AT name_NN1 Brenda_NP1 Dean_NP1 mean_VV0 anything_PN1 to_II you_PPY ?_? "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX think_VVI so_RR ._. 
Who_PNQS is_VBZ she_PPHS1 ?_? "_" 
"_" She_PPHS1 works_VVZ at_II Rum_NN1 Pond_NN1 Sporting_JJ Camps_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ says_VVZ she_PPHS1 's_VBZ your_APPGE dad_NN1 's_GE girlfriend_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ what_DDQ she_PPHS1 thinks_VVZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ probably_RR one_MC1 of_IO ten_MC ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO sound_VVI lighthearted_JJ ,_, but_CCB Soctomah_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX in_II the_AT mood_NN1 for_IF humor_NN1 ._. 
"_" Your_APPGE father_NN1 never_RR mentioned_VVD her_PPHO1 ?_? "_" 
"_" No_UH ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI she_PPHS1 's_VBZ the_AT woman_NN1 I_PPIS1 heard_VVD on_II my_APPGE message_NN1 machine_NN1 ?_? "_" 
There_EX was_VBDZ silence_NN1 on_II the_AT other_JJ end_NN1 ._. 
"_" Detective_NN1 ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR all_DB set_VV0 here_RL ,_, Mike_NP1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 the_AT sheriff_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX want_VVI me_PPIO1 up_RP there_RL ,_, but_CCB --_JJ "_" "_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI to_TO call_VVI me_PPIO1 again_RT ,_, "_" said_VVD Soctomah_NP1 ._. 
"_" Not_XX unless_CS you_PPY remember_VV0 something_PN1 else_RR important_JJ that_CST you_PPY left_VVD out_II21 of_II22 your_APPGE statement_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 ._. "_" 
"_" Good_JJ ,_, "_" said_VVD the_AT detective_NN1 ._. 
To_TO occupy_VVI myself_PPX1 I_PPIS1 decided_VVD to_TO check_VVI the_AT culvert_NN1 trap_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 followed_VVD the_AT rutted_JJ dirt_NN1 road_NN1 down_RP through_II the_AT hemlocks_NN2 and_CC cedars_NN2 to_II the_AT old_JJ cellar_NN1 hole_NN1 at_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT swamp_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA I_PPIS1 neared_VVD the_AT trailer_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 saw_VVD that_CST the_AT trapdoor_NN1 had_VHD fallen_VVN shut_JJ ._. 
Because_II21 of_II22 the_AT liquid_JJ shadows_NN2 beneath_II the_AT trees_NN2 I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX see_VVI what_DDQ ,_, if_CS anything_PN1 ,_, might_VM be_VBI caught_VVN inside_RL ._. 
The_AT sound_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 animal_NN1 thrashing_VVG about_RP was_VBDZ the_AT first_MD thing_NN1 I_PPIS1 heard_VVD when_RRQ I_PPIS1 got_VVD out_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 moved_VVD slowly_RR ,_, but_CCB the_AT animal_NN1 heard_VVD me_PPIO1 coming_VVG and_CC fell_VVD silent_JJ at_RR21 once_RR22 ._. 
Slowly_RR I_PPIS1 circled_VVD around_RP to_II the_AT gateend_NN1 of_IO the_AT trap_NN1 to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 look_NN1 ._. 
"_" For_IF Christ_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD aloud_RR ._. 
Inside_II the_AT trap_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT fattest_JJT raccoon_NN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VM ever_RR seen_VVN ._. 
Fat_NN1 like_II a_AT1 furred_JJ basketball_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 stomach_NN1 swollen_VVN with_IW doughnuts_NN2 and_CC bacon_NN1 ._. 
Heavy_JJ enough_RR to_TO trigger_VVI the_AT door_NN1 when_CS it_PPH1 clawed_VVD at_II the_AT bait_NN1 bag_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 opened_VVD the_AT door_NN1 and_CC stood_VVD aside_RL ,_, waiting_VVG for_IF the_AT raccoon_NN1 to_TO come_VVI out_RP ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 seemed_VVD content_JJ to_TO huddle_VVI at_II the_AT gate-end_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 had_VHD decided_VVN to_TO take_VVI up_RP residency_NN1 inside_II the_AT trap_NN1 ._. 
