Raymond Duffy is Helen Duffy's brother. Raymond has come to Meriwether to study at the nearby university to obtain his degree in Western studies. Raymond is working on an article about a famous outlaw when he goes missing. Milo learns that Raymond was not just a devoted student, but that he was also fascinated with guns and he was a homosexual. Milo interviews Raymond's acquaintances and learns that Raymond began dealing drugs a few weeks before he became a drug user himself.