Chapter 4 - Assistance Dana Monday morning, February 16th Mel was out the door before 6:00 AM. Now, it was me, Katie and Jef rushing to get moving too so we could be at the WIC office in Zanesville when it opened at 8:00. Katie fed Jef and was dressing him and I’d showered and was getting dressed myself when the phone rang. I debated not grabbing it but when I saw that it was my old boss Russ Young, I went ahead and picked it up. “Russ? You’re up and at it awful early.” If he was at home or in his office in Chicago, I thought, it was just after 6:00 AM there. “Is something wrong?” “No, no. Sorry about this but I’m trying to get a jump on a few things before my flight to the West Coast for a consult. Are you up for a background check assignment in the Columbus area? It came up late Fr