Maryanne Crow better get used to going, we’ll all be going places soon. Eli Crow said we’re sitting on a gold mine. If Eli says we will be rich on...e day, we better buy new handbags while we’re there too, because he’s gonna fill them up for us,” Rose said as the women smiled, then laughed aloud at what she said.They were all laughing by the time Rose finished talking, and began making plans to pack clothes for all of them.“Just pack for one day, we’re goin’ shopping for all of you, the baby, and. I figured it would take the whole two hours I had left just to figure out what to say to the guests. I doubted anyone else knew about her detention. It might or might not be on the TV news, but I hoped the details wouldn’t be known till after Thanksgiving at least.I pulled the local news up from the Jackson TV station. There was nothing about Lucy on it. Maybe I can lie my ass off, I thought.I had to wonder what the blow back on me would be. Some people would be happy to swear I knew what she. ’ After they went upstairs, I started searching around and found Hans in the Brown Room with Ted. Hans looked like hell and I couldn’t blame him. Ted had placed a stiff drink on the table in front of Hans, but it looked untouched. When Ted looked at me, I gestured with my head for him to give me some time with Hans. Quietly, he slipped out, leaving us alone. I knelt in front of Hans and took his hand in mine. God knows I wished I had less experience in dealing with people who had just suffered. ‘There don’t seem to be any cups.’ I said, handing one of the bottles to Hanna. ‘I can get my lips around you, so I should have no problem coping with the neck of a bottle Mac.’ ‘But hopefully the contents will be more refreshing.’ I replied with a smile as I began opening the containers. The larger of the two was segmented and held some biscuits, goat’s cheese and olives, the other contained half a dozen small squares of my favourite Greek delicacy, baklava. For the next few minutes we.