Starr had turned in her rental car and retrieved Penelope from the motel. She didn't want to part with her friend but she knew the cat would be better off at the ranch than cooped up in a motel room all day long. Lukas was feeling much better and was a bit reluctant to leave El Paso without really doing anything productive for Paul, but he realized that it was best to go home. "Mind the gas peddle, Tamara, it sticks," Lukas cautioned as he turned the truck keys over to Tamara. After the farewells were made, Lukas, Patsy, Marybeth, and Penelope struck out for Van Horn in the Forsythe van. "Mag," Saul finally spoke up as his friend started to descend the cellar steps, "do you think it's such a great idea to go down there?" "No, not great idea at all. But have to. You and Charlie wait up here." "Hell's bells," said Charlie," I ain't gonna let ya go down there alone.
