Chapter 7

He nodded, seemed as if he was going to say something, and then with a shake of his head he left.

“So, boys and girls, what do you think?” I asked.

“If this Steve is as much of a bastard as Ian says, we should rescue Nicky before something bad doeshappen to him,” Liddy replied adamantly.

“That doesn’t stand to reason,” Rob protested. “The man is an officer of the law. He wouldn’t harm a child. Especially his own son, despite what Ian said. What if he took the boy to keep him safe from his mother? We only have Ian’s word that she’s the good person in all of this. Since she’s his niece, he has a very personal involvement, if you get what I’m saying.”

“You have a point, Rob,” Duff said. “However, we won’t know one way or the other until we’ve talked with Steve when we find him.”

“Who will lie through his teeth,” Liddy muttered.

“Why do you say that?” I asked.