I got to hand it to the crew in Virginia. They seem to have calibrated everything spot on. You know changing the engines like that and the transmissio...ns, all that metal should have thrown off the compass, but they went through a calibration routine. It looks like they knew their stuff." Yep," Jerry replied."Tina, do you want to take her into the marina?" Tony asked, changing the subject."Uh Tony, do you think I should?" Tony could spot the 55 foot Kalliste on a dime but it had occurred to him. "Doug Myrtle took his time sorting out the legal paperwork into hisbriefcase. Some might see this as merely a neat habit, but to Doug, itwas a chance to assess the condition of the prosecutor as he made ready toleave.Good, he thought, as the man hastily exited the room, that's real good.Doug had worked hard on his cross-examination of the witness, a prettylittle nineteen-year old. Carefully, he'd lulled her into a false senseof security.Tomorrow would be the same, nice, easy questions. Then the. Wilson--alone." It was her mother. Apparently Vanessa had grown suspicious of her daughter and followed her."We weren't doing anything wrong, Momma," said the frightened young woman."Go," Vanessa ordered and Lela slunk away with fear and helplessness written all over her face. The older woman stared at me for a few moments, I think, in hopes of intimidating me but I wasn't having any of it. I wasn't going to apologize or beg for forgiveness which is what I know she wanted. That would have. The grocers shop was a bit different though, Mr Patel was amiddle aged man and had run the shop on his own as long as i knew. Todayhe was very chatty, i could see him eyeing me over, he knew, I knew he'dseen. I thought he would never stop talking,"It's a lovely day, lovely and sunny, wouldn't it be nice to sunbathe inthis heat?"I just nodded and then he went on to ask what i was doing today.i told him that i was rubbing down and then painting a window to whichhe replied with an almost leering.