"He looked over at Jessie. She was spread eagle, out cold and bleeding again from her nose and mouth. Her jaw was dislocated. He placed his thumb in her mouth over her lower teeth and under her tongue. With his fingers cupping her chin, he gave a quick, hard pull. Her jaw snapped back into place, and she moaned in unconscious agony. 'You'll thank me later,' he said aloud. 'Or not.'"Being beaten and kidnapped were not the activities wildlife biologist...