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A cavalcade of black cars and one red Firebird raced up the driveway, and a chopper whirred overhead. Ranger was out of the first car. Morelli followed. They went in through the front door. Guys in FBI jackets poured out of the cars. Local police cars rolled in and parked on the grass.
I heard footsteps on the stairs leading to the tower room, and Mooner and I pressed ourse
lves flat against the wall, praying it wasn’t going to be Bluttovich who came through the door. The door opened and Chicaribbit burst into the room. She went straight to Mooner and threw her arms around him and kissed him.
“I was so worried, Bungo Goodchild,” she said.
Mooner grinned. “No problemo,” he said. “And I’ve still got my nuts.”
Ranger was next through the door, followed by twenty or thirty Hobbits, who swirled around Mooner and looked out the windows and commented on the woods and how this would make a wonderful Shire.
Ranger cut the plastic cuffs off my hands. “Are you okay?” he asked.
I nodded. “Yes. How did you find us so fast?”
“Vinnie and the Hobbits got to the parking lot just as the van was leaving with you and Mooner. Vinnie had your purse, so they were able to follow the van in the Mercedes.”
“What was Vinnie doing with my purse?”
“He thought you’d have a gun in it. And you did have a gun, but turns out you had something even better. You had car keys and a cell phone.”
“Vinnie called you.”
“Yes. And I called Morelli, and he did his cop thing. Turned out it was easy to organize. The feds have been following Bluttovich for months.”
“Who called the Hobbits?”
“The Hobbits called the Hobbits. They were uncontrollable. The fear was that they would rush the house before Bluttovich got here, and the police wouldn’t be able to charge him with anything.” Ranger grinned. “The truth is, the Hobbits saved the day. They caught Bluttovich by surprise and no one got hurt.”
Lula and Connie came through the door.
“Heart attack,” Lula said. “I’m having a heart attack. How the heck many stairs is that? Give me room. Give me air.” She spotted me and grabbed me and hugged me. “Connie and me were so scared for you.”
Connie joined in the hug. “It’s over,” she said. “They got all the Orcs.”
“We were in communication with Vinnie and the Hobbits right from the beginning,” Lula said. “So we know all about Orcs.”
“They’re the enemy of Hobbits,” Connie said.
“I want to see Bluttovich,” I said to Ranger.
“Babe,” Ranger said.
“Who’s Bluttovich?” Connie wanted to know.
“He’s the bad guy,” I said. “He’s the one who caused all the death and destruction.”
“Count me in,” Lula said. “I want to see him, too.”
We found Bluttovich in the kitchen. He was cuffed, along with Mo, Eugene, the driver, and the other guy who helped with my abduction. Even in cuffs, Bluttovich was frightening, exuding anger like a toxic gas.
“You!” he said, fixing his crazy eyes on me.
I didn’t say anything to Bluttovich. I didn’t have to. I just wanted to see him in cuffs and know I was in the power seat. I felt good.
Lula was behind me. “What’s with the bump on your forehead?” she asked Bluttovich. “It’s big as a baseball.”
Bluttovich glared at Lula and snarled.
