I sat down heavily in a kitchen chair.

“Samuel, did Brandon believe someone was actively trying to hurt him?”

“I can’t say for certain,” Samuel answered carefully.

“But in our very last conversation, he mentioned he was taking his sons up to the family cabin for the weekend, and he planned to check out that service trail himself while he was up there.”

“Did he name anyone specific who might be involved?” I asked.

“No,” Samuel replied.