* -- * -- * -- deputy colton keenan was still being quite careful.-he knew from his own experience that conversations could be overheard.-is the bird still in the cage ? -that was the code they had decided on.-with the answer in the affirmative , he knew lester finkley was still in intensive care.-and is the broken leg still healing ? -that answer , also in the affirmative , indicated that the same individual was still improving .