A group of motorcyclists zoomed by them.The criminologist interjected:And so, it seemed that fortune had smiled on Brad and Janet and that they had found the assistance hat their plight required - or had they?At the front door - guarded by a gargoyle, Janet complained of the cold, and expressed fear and uncertainty, but was ignored.[The boy is adopted as an orphan and becomes Tom's foster son.] In order to prove himself, the young man ends their first meeting by threatening Dunson:Dunson: Yeah, well, it looks like we'll have to take you along.Sal also drives to Wards Island, for unknown reasons ("maybe it's another drop").[Note: Wards Island is eventually revealed to be the site of, among others, The Charnier Shipping Company of Marseilles, France, where purchased cars for their scrap metal are held until being shipped.The blue, bulbous domes of the Russian Orthodox Church loom above the small town.Fat, old-lady babushkas carry a four-tiered wedding cake down the street toward the American Legion hall (Lemko Hall), the brick building/site for the reception.His arrival was a hopeful sign - the children's appearance in Narnia was "finally starting to weaken the Witch's power.