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ield　Road；　here。〃　I　drew　a　road　on　the　wall。　〃Okay；　he　follows　her　at　a　normal　distance　with　his　headlights　on；　sees　that　she　doesn't　turn　left　on　General　Pershing　Road；　and　he　keeps　following。　She　also　doesn't　turn　off　on　Jordan　Field　Road；　but　he　knows　that　he　has　to　turn　off　there；　or　she　will　realize　she's　being　followed。　Right？〃
　〃So　far。〃
　〃So　he　turns　toward　Jordan　Field；　and　she　sees　this　in　her　rearview　mirror　and　breathes　easy。　But　Kent　now　knows　that　she's　bottled　up　on　the　range　road　and　can't　go　anywhere　except　to　the　end　and　back。　Correct？〃
　She　looked　at　my　scribbles　on　the　wall　and　nodded。　〃Sounds　right。　What　does　he　do　then？　Follow　without　lights？　Walk？　Wait？〃
　〃Well　。。。　what　would　I　do？　It's　a　moonlit　night；　and；　even　without　headlights；　the　vehicle　can　be　seen　at　a　few　hundred　meters。　Also；　there's　the　noise　of　the　engine；　and　the　interior　lights　when　you　open　the　door；　and　even　the　brake　lights　could　be　seen　at　certain　angles。　So　for　maximum　stealth；　you　have　to　walk…or　jog。　So　he　puts　the　Cherokee　in　four…wheel　drive　and　pulls　into　the　pines　where　Jordan　Field　Road　and　Rifle　Range　Road　intersect。　He　gets　out　and　heads　south　on　Rifle　Range　Road　on　foot。〃
　〃This　is　supposition。〃
　〃Partly。　Partly　it's　intuition　and　detection；　and　partly　it's　just　the　logical　solution　to　a　standard　field　problem。　We've　all　been　to　the　same　schools；　and　we've　all　been　through　these　night　exercises。　You　have　to　consider　your　mission；　the　weather；　distances；　time；　security；　and　all　that；　and　you　have　to　know；　for　instance；　when　to　stay　with　your　motor　transportation；　and　when　to　dismount　and　hump　the　bush。〃
　〃Okay；　he　dismounts；　and　walks　or　jogs。〃
　〃Right。　By　this　time；　it's　somewhere　between　0115　and　0130　hours。　Colonel　Moore　has　already　traveled　the　road　and　is　waiting　for　Ann　Campbell。　That　much　we　know　for　sure。　General　Campbell　has　not　yet　received　the　phone　call。　Kent　is　double…timing　along　the　road；　looking　for　the　headlights　of　the　humvee　up　ahead。　But；　at　some　point；　Ann　turned　her　lights　off　and　has　now　reached　rifle　range　six　and　has　met　Colonel　Moore。〃　I　put　an　〃X〃　to　mark　rifle　range　six。
　Cynthia；　still　sitting　on　the　bed；　seemed　unimpressed　with　my　cartography。　She　asked；　〃What　is　Bill　Kent　thinking　about　now？　What　is　his　purpose？〃
　〃Well　。。。　he's　very　curious　about　why　she's　out　there　alone；　though　he　knows　she　could　be　just　checking　the　last　guard　post。　If　this　is　the　case；　he　will　meet　her　ing　back；　stand　in　the　road；　and　confront　her。　He　had　a　taste　of　rape　a　few　weeks　ago；　and　he　might　be　thinking　of　doing　it　again。〃
　〃She's　armed。〃
　〃So　is　he。〃　I　added；　〃Even　in　modern　relationships；　you　should　never　pull　a　gun　on　your　date。　Especially　if　she's　armed；　too。　However；　he　thinks　he　can　handle　it。　Maybe　he　just　wants　to　talk。〃
　〃Maybe。　But　I　wouldn't　want　to　meet　an　ex…lover　on　a　lonely　road。　I'd　run　him　over。〃
　〃I'll　keep　that　in　mind。　But　he　doesn't　know　how　women　think。　He　can't　relate　to　how　she　might　feel　about　him　following　her　and　his　waylaying　her。　All　he　knows　is　that　they're　lovers；　and　this　is　special　to　him。　His　wife's　out　of　town；　and　he's　a　horny；　lovesick　jerk。　He　wants　to　talk。　Really　he　wants　to　have　sex　with　her；　one　way　or　the　other。　He　is　what　we　call　sexually　obsessed。〃
　〃So　he　walks　down　the　lonely；　dirk　road；　looking　for　her　humvee。〃
　〃Right。　The　other　thing　that　he　gets　into　his　mind　is　that　she's　out　there　for　a　sexual　rendezvous　with　someone　else。　This　would　not　be　out　of　character　for　Ann　Campbell；　and　Bill　Kent's　heart　is　pounding　at　the　thought　of　surprising　her　with　a　lover；　and　he's　nuts　with　jealousy。　Sound　right　to　you？〃
　〃If　you　say　so。〃
　〃Okay；　by　now　it's　around　0215　hours；　and　Colonel　Moore　has　made　the　recorded　call　to　General　Campbell；　has　tied　up　Ann　Campbell；　and　is　waiting　near　the　latrines　for　the　general　to　show　up。　Bill　Kent　is　on　his　own　mission；　and　he's　following　the　manual。　He　knows　that　he　can　see　the　headlights　of　a　car　at　least　a　half　mile　away　on　the　dark；　straight　road；　so　a　car　traveling　at；　say；　forty…five　miles　an　hour　could　be　on　him　in　less　than　a　minute　unless　he　sees　its　headlights　first。　So　every　thirty　seconds　or　so；　he　looks　back　over　his　shoulder。　At　about　0215；　he　in　fact　sees　headlights　behind　him；　and　he　drops　into　the　drainage　ditch　on　the　side　of　the　road　and　waits　for　the　car　to　pass。〃
　〃He　thinks　this　is　her　lover。〃
　〃Probably。　In　some　perverse　way；　he　would　like　to　catch　her　in　flagrante　delicto。　He　got　a　charge　out　of　kicking　Major　Bowes　out　of　Ann's　house；　then　raping　her。　This　is　a　very　troubled　and　irrational　man　who　thinks　that　Ann　Campbell　will　respond　well　to　his　aggressive　virility；　to　his　shining　armor；　and　to　his　slaying　dragons　for　her。　Correct？〃
　She　nodded。　〃There　is　that　type。　Half　the　rapists　I　interview　claim　the　women　enjoyed　it。　None　of　the　women　ever　seconded　that。〃
　〃Right。　But　to　be　a　little　fair　to　Bill　Kent；　Ann　Campbell　never　disabused　him　of　that　notion。〃
　〃True。　But　the　letter　to　his　wife　should　have　told　him　that　she　was　finished　with　him。　But；　okay；　he's　as　crazy　as　she　was。　So　he　sees　the　car　pass　him。〃
　〃Right。　ing　up　the　road　at　about　0215　with　its　headlights　on。　These　are　the　headlights　that　PFC　Robbins　saw。　Moore　had　traveled　the　last　mile　or　so　without　lights；　and　so　had　Ann　Campbell。　The　general　did　not。　The　general's　car　passes；　and　Kent　gets　up　on　one　knee。　He　may　or　may　not　recognize　Mrs。　Campbell's　Buick。〃
　Cynthia　mented；　〃So　here　we　have　two　high…profile　guys…Colonel　Kent　and　General　Campbell…sneaking　around　at　night　in　their　wives'　cars。〃
　〃Right。　If　everyone　on　post　knew　your　staff　car；　and　you　had　the　unofficial　radio　call　sign　of　Randy　Six；　you　might　choose　alternate　transportation　as　well。〃
　〃I　might　just　stay　home。　Okay；　so　at　this　point；　Kent　speeds　up　his　pace。　Meanwhile；　Moore　is　running　back　along　the　log　trail；　gets　into　his　car　at　range　five；　and　heads　north　on　Rifle　Range　Road；　back　toward　post。　But　he　didn't　see　Kent　walking　toward　him。〃
　〃No；〃　I　replied。　〃Kent　was　either　past　rifle　range　five　by　now；　or　Kent　spotted　the　headlights　as　Moore　came　across　the　gravel　field；　and　Kent　dropped　into　the　ditch　again。　By　this　time；　Kent　figures　that　his　girlfriend　is　entertaining　a　procession　of　lovers；　one　every　fifteen　or　twenty　minutes；　or；　more　likely；　he's　confused。〃
　〃Confused　or　not；〃　Cynthia　replied；　〃he's　thinking　the　worst。　He's　not　thinking　that　she　may　just　be　doing　her　job；　or　that　maybe　she's　in　danger；　or　that　perhaps　the　two　vehicles　were　unrelated　to　her。　He's　sure　she's　out　there　fucking。　Is　that　what　you　would　think？〃
　〃Absolutely。　I'm　all　man。　I　think　too　much　with　the　little　head；　and　not　enough　with　the　big　head。〃
　Cynthia　laughed　despite　herself。　〃Okay；　enough。　Go　on。〃
　I　sat　back　in　the　chair　and　thought　a　moment。　〃All　right　。。。　it's　at　this　point　that　we　can't　know　exactly　what　happened。　Kent　rounds　the　bend　where　rifle　range　five　and　six　connect；　and　up　ahead　in　the　moonlight　he　sees　two　vehicles　parked　on　the　road…the　humvee　and　the　Buick　that　passed　him　from　behind。　We　know　that　by　this　time　the　scene　between　father　and　daughter　is　unfolding；　or　maybe　it's　finished。〃
　Cynthia　said；　〃In　either　case；　Kent　stayed　where　he　was。〃
　〃Yes；　we　know　for　sure　that　Kent　did　not　dash　up　on　this　scene　and　discover　that　the　Buick　on　the　road　had　brought　General　Campbell　to　rifle　range　six。　Kent　watched　from　a　distance…say；　two　or　three　hundred　meters…and　he　may　have　heard　something；　because　the　wind　was　blowing　from　the　south。　But　he　decided　not　to　make　a　plete　fool　of　himself；　not　to　get　into　a　possible　armed　confrontation　with　another　man。〃
　〃Or；〃　Cynthia　said；　〃the　exchange　between　father　and　daughter　was　finished；　and　the　general　was　back　in　his　car　by　now。
　〃Quite　possible。　At　this　point；　the　general's　car　es　toward　him；　without　headlights；　and　Kent　again　drops　into　the　drainage　ditch。　This　is　the　only　way　it　could　have　happened…with　Kent　on　foot…because　neither　Moore　nor　the　general　saw　any　other　vehicle。〃
　〃And　when　the　general's　car　passes；　Bill　Kent　stands　and　walks　toward　Ann　Campbell's　humvee。〃
　〃Right。　He's　moving　very　quickly；　maybe　with　his　sidearm　drawn；　ready　for　anything…rape；　romance；　reconciliation；