Annie’s mother had come over to watch them while Jim and Annie headed out, hopefully to find Devon. Jim’s mind was still spinning and he couldn’t believe he was actually going along with this whole idea. Conner seemed fairly confident that Devon was headed to Winthrop Harbor. Maybe just to confirm his near-death experience by actually seeing Mitch in person. Or maybe there was some other purpose. If in fact Devon was being influenced by some kind of spiritual force, who knew what that purpose could be. Conner was convinced they were all interrelated somehow. That Mitch and Devon and Conner himself were connected by a common thread. And that was why he had gone down to Indiana. To try to determine what that thread was. For his part, Jim—despite any lingering doubts—couldn’t just leave Devon to himself. Or to whatever forces might be at work. But Winthrop Harbor? It was nearly in Wisconsin. It’d take a good sixty minutes just to get up there, and it might all be a complete waste of time.
