As it turned out, we didn't have much choice about whether we should move. We had a one-year lease on the condo, but that didn't matter. All the police activity created a 'nuisance' for residents, and that was a violation of the lease agreement. I didn't care; we'd already determined the condo wouldn't work for us, and we didn't have that much there anyway. I passed the details on to my accountant with instructions to close things out by the end of September.

Amy flew down to San Diego to rejoin Kai's sisters in the townhouse, with Kai's mother as her escort. Alpha Steven wanted me to spend some time...