Chapters 7 trhough 12 Summary

In April, Patty calls Spenser who says that he's very busy. She responds that she's afraid Paul could be hurt and pleads with him to come right away. He drops the book he was reading and goes to her house. Patty admits that she's now feeling like she might have overreacted, then recounts the facts Paul told her - that he was walking home from school when a man tried to force him into a car, that Paul ran toward a policeman at the school, prompting the would-be kidnapper to leave, and that Paul didn't know the man. Patty says that she's certain Mel is behind the attempt. She asks Spenser to remain with them and says the money isn't a problem. Spenser tells her that hiring him as a full-time body guard isn't the answer but is only a short-term...