He thinks Valory is also Guild.”I shrugged. “Okay, so they don’t agree with the Council and how they handle things. I have some issues with the ...way some of their rules work too.”She shook her head. “It’s bigger than that. You’ve put together the possibility that the missing women, your Fonte, Jordan, included, are linked to the Lockdown. No one’s arguing, because it makes sense. Have you figured out why Valory is collecting all that power?”I shook my head. “No, but if we end the Lockdown, we. “Chris Croft sent a telegram to all the known record shops and radio stations in a three hundred mile radius, asking for early orders. He told me himself, there were over two hundred calls the first day, from the record shops, requesting a hundred each, of all your 45 RPM records as soon as they are cut ... Plus, two hundred each of any 78 RPM albums he stamps for you.“That’s not counting the hundred or so radio stations calling in, wanting all his singles they could get their hands on.”We were. I could not miss the looks they kept giving each other. We went into the front room and Gil sat down in the recliner, pulling Judy onto his lap. I could see Gill had his hand on her boob, Judy leaned back and gave him a big kiss. She had put some slow songs on our disc player. Judy stood up and said, “Dance with me!”The room was fairly dark. They were dancing real close, I saw Gil run his hands down to her ass and squeeze it. Judy did not back off, I could tell she wanted it. At that point I. .. we must stop them!"Her words were a jumble of incoherence, an idiot's babbling. Dick knew that she was almost ready to crack, and that it was time to take her away. Her mind was filled with wretchedness, and to make her view more might jeopardize his plan. The last thing he wanted to do was make a scene now. Later, but not now. He turned her head away from the couple and looked deeply, concernedly into her shock-dazed eyes."No, honey. Let them be. I'm as hurt and angry as you, but to stop.