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two years ago and even a little before that, but
Frank knew it would not be a good move to get involved with a fellow cop,
especially Heidi. Clearing his throat he said, “Yeah, very weird.” 
    “Donny is annoying, but
he might be right about this one. Some things are better left alone. It was
thirty years ago. The guys who worked that case aren’t even here anymore. From
everything I’ve heard, it’s nothing I’d want to get into.”
    Frank thought to
himself. What’s this all about? Something’s not right. Why is everyone trying
to push me away from this case?
    He didn’t like the way
it all felt. Turning back to Heidi he said, “Well, I’m not really getting into
it. I’m just curious, that’s all.”
    Heidi sat down on the
corner of Frank’s desk and leaned in, her long brown hair falling down around
her face framing her incredible green eyes. “Wanna grab some lunch today? I got
some time.”
    Frank took a deep
breath and politely said, “I have a ton of work to do and besides, I don’t
really think that would be a good idea. You know, people talk.”
    “Let them talk! They’re
gonna do it anyway. So what!”
    “No thanks. I’m really
buried.”
    Heidi stood up and
said, “Maybe another time?”
    Frank nodded and went
back to work. Once she was out of sight, he shook his head, took another deep
breath and thought to himself, I gotta get outta here .
    He pulled out a small
USB drive, copied the Oslow file, put it in his pocket, and left. He needed to
get that file to Jack ASAP. Only God knew what Jack Bennett was going to do
next, and whatever it was Frank wanted to be there.
    * * *
    It was now six o’clock.
By this hour, Jack had spent some real time in prayer. He relied on those
conversations with God- for wisdom, direction, and strength. He voiced his
concerns, even though God already knew them all. The silence served as the most
sacred, a time to listen-mind, heart, and soul.
    He now knew beyond any
shadow of a doubt that he was to confront and remove the demon from the house
that it had called home for over thirty years. He grabbed his Bible off the
desk and headed out the door. Before Jack could get into his car, he saw Frank
pulling up the driveway. He stood with his hand on the door handle and waited
for Frank to get out of his car.
    “Hey! I got the thumb
drive with all the Oslow files. Where are you going?” Before Jack could answer
he added, “Wait, are you going to the house?”
    “Yeah, I have to take
care of this. And Frank, I have to do it alone.”
    “Are you sure? You
might need backup.”
    Not that Frank really
wanted to be there, but he was conflicted as to what he should do. He had seen
Jack do this kind of thing once before. If he hadn’t, maybe he would have
pushed the issue more. He would have insisted Jack take him for backup. But he
had. Frank wasn’t really a believer, but he was confident some things existed
that he didn’t understand and Jack did.
    Jack opened the car
door and said knowingly, “Don’t worry. I wouldn’t go if I didn’t have backup.”
    Frank wasn’t exactly
sure what he meant by that, but knowing Jack he had a pretty good
idea.                                                               
    He tossed the USB drive
to Jack who caught it and got into his car. Jack gave him a reassuring nod and
smile, and headed off to do what God had called him to do - confront the demon
at the Oslow House.
     

CHAPTER FIVE
     
    The sun was nearly done
for the day and darkness was slowly taking over the night when Jack pulled up
in front of the Oslow House.  He turned off the car, sat there for a moment,
and said a silent prayer. He opened up his Bible to a chapter he knew well, 2
Corinthians 10, and read verses three and four out loud.
    “For though we live in
the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are
not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, the weapons