Instead, he spoke with forced calm as the right words came from somewhere inside him, spooling out like an ancient recording brought to life.

"I know you're just trying to be helpful," she addressed Elliot's son with a forced calm.

"How long ago did this take placer" asked Theldo with forced calm.

"I wish you wouldn't do that," he said with a forced calm.

"I did not cheat," she said, putting her hands behind her back with forced calm.

"Yes," she replied with forced calm, searching the nearly barren countryside all around her.

The forced calm in Jeremiah's voice brought a smirk to the other man's face.

Jake usually had an outer shell of forced calm.

"Take him into the chapel," he said with forced calm.

"Don't play games with me," he said with forced calm.