a slap of disappointment was quickly followed by confusion . `` stay there until you hear from me . what was going on in that head of his ? they knew better than to talk to the police . losing a child or finding out you had cancer did n't hold a candle to it . only boys , when you got right down to it . just dig up the surface enough to make it look like we buried the stuff here . he 'd hoped bringing her here would advance his cause . 