The Mighty Red

Crystal watches the video of the most recent bank robbery over and over. She finds that she is touched by how well Martin imitated her walk and her mannerisms. At least, she thinks, he was paying attention to her all these years. Still, she feels a mounting anger. Without the panic that his loss of the church funds caused, Crystal is sure that Kismet never would have married Gary.

In 2009, the dandelion is chosen by North Dakota as its weed of the year. Ichor, although he does not eat them or make them into wine, has a healthy respect for the hearty plant.

Bing, the FBI agent who has been watching Crystal’s house, comes inside for something cool to drink. He is awkward and blushes when Crystal talks, but the mood sours when he asks her about Jeniver’s visits to her home. She tells him that she invited him in as a person, not an FBI agent, and he can leave.