{"product_id":"no-daddy-don-t-book-irene-pence-9780786022205","title":"No, Daddy, Don't!","description":"Hi, Mom. Give us a call, okay?\u003cp\u003eEven in the bitterest divorce cases, angry ex-spouses usually agree on one thing--the welfare of their children. Mary Jean Pearle, a Dallas antiques dealer, never dreamed that her precious daughters, Faith and Liberty, would be anything but safe when she dropped them off with their father. John Battaglia, a successful accountant and ex-Marine, had at times been vicious to her--but always gentle with the girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eListening helplessly through the phone, Mary Jean heard Faith plead for her life. . .and then the heart-rending sound of gunshots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpdating her classic account of this unthinkable crime with the latest stunning developments from Death Row, veteran crime writer Irene Pence recounts an unforgettable saga of violence, betrayal, and tears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCase seen on 20\/20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes Sixteen Pages Of Dramatic Photos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnthinkable Sacrifice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Battaglia said hello and it grated on Mary \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jean to hear her ex-husband's voice.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hi, John, she said lightly. I got a message that \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e the girls wanted to ask me something.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yeah, he said, and Mary Jean could hear the \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e echo-like sound that always accompanied his punching \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e of the speaker phone button.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ask her  John's voice pounded. Ask her, he repeated \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e in a louder, harsher voice.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mommy? Faith stammered. She was noticeably \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e crying and her voice sputtered in short sobs. Why \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e do you want Daddy to have to go to jail?\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mary Jean could feel her body temperature climb. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Oh come on, John, don't do this to them.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then Mary Jean heard the screams that will forever \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e haunt her. Faith cried out, No, Daddy, don't \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Oh please no, Daddy. Don't do it. No, no, no \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over her daughter's piercing cries, Mary Jean \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e heard the blast of a gun. Run, babies, run  she \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e screamed. As fast as you can, run for the door ","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49566432330001,"sku":"GOR008009595","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49605410881809,"sku":"GOR013266215","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49655053386001,"sku":"GOR007634278","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49996759892241,"sku":"CIN0786022205G","price":6.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50543488696593,"sku":"CINB007D4J0S4VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0786022205.jpg?v=1751329615","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/no-daddy-don-t-book-irene-pence-9780786022205","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}