{"id":2807,"date":"2014-07-14T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?p=2807"},"modified":"2014-07-13T20:46:57","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T03:46:57","slug":"the-tape-chapter-4-where-the-trap-door-leads-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?p=2807","title":{"rendered":"‘The Tape’ Chapter 4 – Oh, Where the Trap Door Leads!"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those who have joined us recently, you can find previous chapters of ‘The Tape’ in our ‘Archives’ as follows: Chap 1 (Jan 6), Chap 2 (Jan 20), Chap 3 (May 5).<\/em><\/p>\n

by Bob Sparrow<\/p>\n

\"trap<\/a>

The Trap Door<\/p><\/div>\n

The Chief took the first few steps down into the cellar and turned back to looked at me with an expression that said, \u00a0 ‘Are you coming?’ \u00a0I was still frozen in place across the room and reluctantly inched my way toward the opening in the floor and wondered why I was doing this, what was I going to find down there and what if the Chief was really an\u00a0axe murderer<\/strong>? One thing I didn\u2019t wonder about was whether anyone would ever find my body if in fact he was. No frickin\u2019 way. Let me end the suspense, the Chief didn\u2019t own an axe, heck he didn\u2019t even own a\u00a0tomahawk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"dungeon\"<\/a>

Stone walls & archway<\/p><\/div>\n

The stairs down were longer than I expected so when we finally reached the stone floor at the bottom we were down about 20 feet. Chief\u2019s kerosene lantern cast an uneven light against the cool, dank surroundings. I was not prepared for what I saw before me –\u00a0the floor, walls and archways, were all lined with brick and stone<\/strong>; someone had put a lot of work into creating this place, whatever it was. As the chief held the lantern in his outstretched arm, we moved toward the main archway. At first I couldn\u2019t make out what I was looking at and then as we got closer, I was stunned.\u00a0Prison cells<\/strong>\u00a0had been carved out on both sides of this cave; rusty cell\u00a0doors hung open in rows as far as the lantern would allow us to see. A chill came over me as I realized I was in a real live\u00a0dungeon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(Don: \u201cI\u2019m getting a little claustrophobic, how about we all go up and get some fresh air?\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Chief was in deep thought as he looked around this underground prison. He walked over to a nearby cell and squeaked open the rusted door and stood motionless as he stared inside. I kept my distance, as I was pretty sure I didn\u2019t want to see whatever was inside that cell. I asked,\u00a0\u201cSo what is this? What the heck went on down here?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Don: \u201cAnd why are we still down here?\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"cell2\"<\/a>

dungeon cell<\/p><\/div>\n

The Chief remained silent as the light from the lantern made eerie shadows play on his face. \u00a0He looked down the long row of cells lost in thought. He finally turned to me and said, \u201cLet\u2019s go back up.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Don: \u201cWhew! How can I thank you?\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n

I followed the Chief up the stairs, out of the house and to the top of a near-by ridge next to the house; from there the entire\u00a0Coachella Valley<\/strong>\u00a0lay before us. The sun had just slipped behind\u00a0Mt. San Jacinto<\/strong>\u00a0as the Chief sat down on a boulder and watched the evening shadows stretch across the valley floor.<\/p>\n

\"overlooking<\/a>

Coachella Valley<\/p><\/div>\n

I sat down a few feet away and asked, \u201cThat was pretty spooky; so what was that place?\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

To Be Continued . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Update: ‘Murder on the Road to Hana’ \u00a0<\/strong>For those regulars who read\/subscribe to our blog, I wanted to provide an up-date on a earlier story published on March 3rd. \u00a0Nothing earth-shattering, but the Maui police have reclassified the case \u00a0of missing Carley Scott from a ‘missing person’ to a ‘homicide’. \u00a0Additionally they have found something in the waters just off the Hana coast that they believe can help them solve this mystery. \u00a0Ex-boyfriend, Steven Capobianco remains a ‘person of interest’.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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