If she was trying to torture me, she was doing a good job.As we entered the living room, I saw how big the tree turned out to be. It was massive. No o...ne had placed the topper on yet, but it looked like it might scrape the ceiling.Alyssa stood in her robe, holding two ornaments up, and looking for good places on the tree to hang them. She turned and watched Mom go through toward the utility room, and then she turned and looked at me.I don’t know what my expression was, but Alyssa’s eyebrows shot. There was no killing allowed so if you stayed down for 10 seconds and couldn’t get up you were out. Also if you were knocked unconcious you were out. It had the same rules every year since as long as anyone can remember. When they arrived at the Battle Grounds Janice, Seth, and Star stared in amazement. It was much bigger than last year and it was no-where near as beautiful. ‘It’s, It’s beautiful!’ Exclaimed Janice. Seth nodded in-sync with Star and they both mumbled an exasperated ‘Yeah…’. Mr. Bastion has twice been accused of, and tried for, murder. The last time, the FBI was in charge of the case. He was acquitted after several of their so-called 'witnesses' changed their stories. They didn't take it very well. The FBI hates to lose, I guess. Either way, they are not an option." You're kidding! Someone accused a priest of murder, twice, and it never made the paper? Of course I can understand why they might want to bury the story; I'm sure it was embarrassing to them, but still,. "Ellie reached up and pulled his head down. "You are very special," she said and kissed him. "I'm very proud of you, my darling brother." And you are a great comfort to me, Ellie love. Thank you."Lunch went well and Tina was thrilled with the CD that Libby gave her, autographed too.The drive back up to London was subdued. It appeared that Tina had also realised that a watershed had been reached the evening before. She admitted to herself that Christopher was a very special person and that she.