”When John returned in his suit he had also returned to his public persona at least on the surface. “Thank you, Becca. I really needed that and yo...u’re very good at what you do. I hope you’ll accept me as a regular client.” He looked at her with puppy dog eyes.“We’ll see,” she said, as she walked him to the door and smacked him on the ass to punctuate the goodbye. After the door was closed she whispered to herself, “Asshole.” She then retrieved the espionage grade camera she had surreptitiously. Her nipples were gilded, and her pose was lewd, with her head thrown back and her mouth open in a moan of pleasure.The ship’s flag was red, the sign of a pirate, and after a few warning shots from its cannons, the passenger ship’s captain surrendered. The pirates had proceeded to loot everything of value, before crippling the other ship’s mast and sailing away – after taking the five female passengers.The pirates were unusual amongst the crews that sailed the Thousand Isles for two reasons.. “Rough day, huh?” Kate smiled sympathetically as she laid a packet of papers on his desk. “Eh. The usual.” He didn't bother looking up, and she knew better than to linger. He heard the door click closed and sighed. Glancing at the clock, he saw that it was nine fifteen. He dialed Kate's extension and told her to go home. He appreciated her loyalty and work ethic, but she didn't make what he did, and he saw no reason for her to spend all night in the office. His head was pounding, and soon he. The place smelled of dust, mouseshit, gun oil and an acrid chemical smell."Take a seat blondie," Daniel said pointing at the hard wooden chair.Penelope sat down and smoothed her skirt. Bobby and Eddie took stationeither side of her."I knew..." Penelope began to speak and the Chief backhanded her acrossthe mouth."You couldn't leave well enough alone could you? You could have walkedaway so many times or you could have just shut the fuck up and stoppedmeddling. Christ you're a half decent cop! .