”“Tell you what, mom ... I’ll do it if you take a test drive with a safety instructor.”“I don’t need it ... but I will if it will make you... happy.”Chuck relaxed.I will say one thing for the Southern Tier Expressway ... it’s scenic. Hilly, twisty, curvy; surrounded by plenty of green and little picturesque farms and villages.“I’ll bet this place is really pretty in the Fall,” Rumble rumble rumble. I jerked the wheel back to the road.“Stop looking around, mom. Watch where you’re driving.”I was. . it's safe with me!" Hah!" she spat. "You expect me to believe that? You think this was myidea? I hadn't worn the Crown for a week before I got a note from ArnoldKlow asking for money! And a week after that, it was Bill Gilbert!'I recognized the names. Both had been major figures in the Kinky Pornbusiness. And both were mentioned as Missing in the clippings I'dcopied."I didn't kill them," Janna hissed. "Although they may wish I had! Icertainly hope they do, anyway. But at least they taught me. " "When the fogginess is gone, I'll tell you." Okay." "Good, that towel covers a lot more of you now. You are good to go back to your room now." Shouldn't I brush my teeth first?" "Yeah, might as well, though part of the plans are for breakfast." Good point... I hate having everything tastes all tooth-pasty." "Just take your toothbrush along for after breakfast. In your bag." Okay." "Well, we're running a bit late, we'd better get back to the room." Okay... now, what to wear." "I've already. Room 5 was one of a number of plain, anonymous rooms in this basement part of the building. Originally meant as storerooms they had proved to be ideal for the needs of Internal Security being downstairs, windowless and well away from prying eyes and ears. Like most of the others, this one was unfurnished apart from a battered looking wooden box standing on end in one corner. The only odd feature was a three-foot length of angle iron, the kind of thing usually used for fencing, cemented into the.