The canvas was off but they were just watching. The ground meat, Slim noticed, hadn’t been touched.
Slim said, “Aren’t you going to do something?”
“Aren’t you?”
“You found them.”
“It’s your turn, now.”
“No, it isn’t. You found them. It’s your fault, the whole thing. I was watching.”
“You joined in, Slim. You know you did.”
“I don’t care. You found them and that’s what I’ll say when they come here looking for us.”
Red said, “All right for you.” But the thought of the consequences inspired him anyway, and he reached for the cage door.
Slim said, “Wait!”