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About 12 miles north of Cody, where Hart Mountain rises above open farmland, a lone car wound its way toward a secluded

ranch. Over the entrance, a pinewood arch carried the name, whispering winds. It's got this huge

log cabin. Everything's in good shape.

He's got a huge full-size writing arena that's a separate building.

A lawyer named Joe Womack followed the long drive to the house,

passing hay fields and a well-stocked pond.

You could see the fish rising around the pond, so you could just go stand on the bank and

take your little flyline and stick it out there and catch some trout.

But Joe hadn't come for the fishing.

He was there because John Schneider had declared bankruptcy. It had been a year since

Schneider had been stripped of his Wyoming medical license, and now more and more of his

former patients and their families were pursuing him for malpractice. The bill was potentially

in the millions.

Joe had been appointed by the court as the bankruptcy trustee to assess the scope of Schneider's

wealth.

He was claiming that he just didn't have the ability to pay any of his debts, that he

didn't have any assets.

Yet here was his home, replete with a riding arena and a fishing pond.

As Joe parked his car, Dr. Schneider came out to greet him.

He's got a nice cowboy hat on, and his duster that goes all the way down to the ground and he's got his cowboy boots on.

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