"Thank you Captain. So is Earl you sire name, or given name?" I asked."My name is James Earl, but you should call me Captain," he said. I smiled at hi...m as if he were joking, but said nothing. The lady from personnel smiled at me as well.I returned to the furnished apartment. I now had time to check it out. There was a TV and a computer. I found that it had a hard drive with Windows on it. I also found that I could completely bypass the hard drive since it was set to boot first from the USB port. "Paul said, "You are pretty... pretty ugly. The cut lip helps some."I said, "You will live but you need a couple of sutures. I'd do it myself but you would get angry at me steeping on the toes of your fellow tradesmen." Help me up. I want to see your handiwork."He looked in the mirror and said, "Irene will be pleased that I will not be frightening children."We settled up the accounts and I gave a good tip to the guides. A half hour on the road and the Doc had to use the toilet. He was shitting. His terrified face filled the screen.The heavily accented voice demanded, "Tell me everything about the drug raid last week." If I tell you they will kill me," the man said."If you don't tell me, I will kill you and I will do it very, very slowly. So tell me about the raid." The man demanded."I can't," the prisoner said. Before anyone else spoke there was a commotion and the prisoner screamed and began to cry. The camera didn't zero in on the prisoner but it was obvious something had. ." She picked up her napkin and folded it absently and said, "She didn't tell me that about you." Really? What did she tell you about me?"She grinned sneakily. "What did she tell you about *me*?" I asked first."She didn't answer. She gave me an impish smile and leaned forward on her elbows toward me and said, "She said you had nice brown eyes."I looked at her, smiling impishly myself. "She did?" Yes. You do have nice brown eyes." So do you." I put my elbows on the table and rested my chin on my.