adams was aware of how reliable a witness jimmy would make if he was called to the stand . just relax , i command in a stern , take-charge voice . he locked the two men up and stepped back . `` is that what you 're planning : a new religion , a new god to worship ? they were clearly no disciplined fighting force , but they did not need to be . a roadrunner broke from the brush in front of them , a freshly caught lizard kicking in its long beak . 