Chapter 47
Chat
Dysfunction Junction
Wade
I cannot say what I just saw on Ridge Road, but you should all avoid it at all costs.
East
Then why are you texting if you can’t tell us what you saw?
Wade
Because I needed to tell someone.
Kipp
Is it a crime?
Wade
Technically, it's a misdemeanor. All I can say is that it involves Carl Pruett, a riding lawnmower, and a situation that is both completely legal on his property and completely unhinged.
Kipp
Was he on the road?
Wade
He was adjacent to the road.
East
What was he doing?
Wade
I cannot say.
Chloe
Was he dressed?
Wade
That is the detail I cannot confirm or deny.
I’d have to bleach my brain if I saw that. Aren’t the police supposed to be protecting us? You should do something about that.
Wade
He has been spoken to. He is aware that his yard is visible from the road. That's all I'm saying.
Kipp
I drive that road every morning.
Wade
I know.
Kipp
I drove it this morning.
Wade
I know. That’s why I’m telling you.
East
Carl Pruett has lived next to that road for 30 years.
Wade
He has.
East
So this isn't new.
Wade
That is correct.
Why are you only telling us now?
Wade
It escalated.
Phiny
Gross.