it was n't ideal but it happened . to her credit , she did n't sound nervous . `` thank you for saving uncle joe c , '' beanie said more formally . is she trying to frame you , hunter ? '' `` i do n't see any obvious connections , '' she said . this was the land he had known all his life . we climb the stone steps to the next level . a trip to the city it is . `` you know , she has n't gotten out of bed all week . '' 