EpilogueEagles Nest – One month later
The hot Queensland sun bore down on the lone figure approaching the mansion; it was hers now with no father ranting and raving and making her feel inferior as he stalked the long corridors. It seemed empty without his larger-than-life presence and, for a brief second, she missed the old bull. Sandy smiled as her newly re-hired bodyguard Marc entered the room; he had survived Jack Hogg’s ill-feted time in Vietnam by leaving the camp well before the mortar attack. She had sent him ahead to open up the rooms. They would rattle around in the place a bit but she had no inclination to sell; there were too many memories and she would miss her pets Fat Albert and Scarface who she was delighted to see were still there protecting their respective fiefdoms. Perh
