Decker threw his hand into the air, and all the men following him pulled up, they were a few hundred yards away still, and Decker didn't want the Williams' to get wise and help the stranger escape, if indeed the man was inside. They tied their horses off in the crop of trees that bordered the road and started to slow-creep into toward the Adobe house from the surrounding pony pastures that surrounded the spread.  He pulled his group of harriers up near a ridge top in the pastures. Decker had retrieved his looking glass from his saddlebags and now extended it and peered through it, letting it's concave lenses magnify the image. Deck could see a single lamplight burning, and a figure seated at a desk, but little more than that. It could be the Naked man, or it could be Jeb, he didn't know, but anyone awake at this hour was likely to have a story to tell, so Decker gave the word.<br/><br/>He waved his hand in the air giving the signal and told his men to silently surround the house, the exception was Philip, who'd stay with him. He assured a threat before the men set off,  that if even so much as a single pony whinny was sounded,  the offender wouldn't have a job to come back to. The men nodded, knowing that Decker's threat was real, and set off slowly surrounding the house.<br/><br/>Decker gave them 15 minutes, and as promised, not a single pony whinnied as the took their positions. Decker closed his silver pocket watch and tucked it back into his vest, waving for Philip to come with him, they both stood and casually began walking down toward the entry way the William's house.<br/><br/>They two men strode up to the door, and Decker tapped a light, polite knock, not at all the tactic he'd used on his last raid, but different folks call for different tactics. "Jeb...Jeb Williams....This is Decker Malloy, I am an employee of Mr. Malloy, I am sure you've heard of me....I don't want NO trouble Jeb...I want to ask you some questions and have a look round your house...You come to the door unarmed and let us do our job and there won't be NO trouble....JEB YOU HEAR ME, WE KNOW YOUR INSIDE...JUST DO AS TOLD YA, OR ELSE ALL MY MEN ARE GONNA SHOOT YER HOUSE UP, WE GOT YER PLACE SURROUNDED SO DON'T DO NOTHING STUPID!" Decker called out, holding his hand up to his mouth to help amplify his voice.<br/><br/>Decker stood waiting for Jeb to open the door, he glanced over his shoulder and saw Philip was holding his revolver pointed almost dead center at his back, the kid looked nervous as hell and was shaking like a leaf. Decker waved his hand and motioned for Philip to lower the gun, not wanting to accidentally  get shot in the back by his own man.