’ She almost did leap out of her hiding place to help master back, but a voice inside her said, No, wait, to serve him best you must present yoursel...f to him in his lair where he feels most powerful. Ah the voice. It had been her last shred of resistance, but like every other part of her now, it only served her Master’s needs. So she obeyed it. She hurried back to the lair, and as he strode in cursing under his breath, she fell to her knees, with adoration in her heart, “Master, may I serve. The chauffeur held the door for Helen as she slid into the back seat while Karl joined her from the other side. Moments later, they were on their way to the hospital.Twenty-three minutes later, they walked quietly into Edward Arbuckle's hospital room where Helen found Alice Arbuckle sobbing her eyes out and Karl found Jason Arbuckle pacing back and forth like the proverbial caged lion. Helen began trying to soothe Alice as Karl asked, "What happened, Jason? I know you left Edward at home while. I started gathering up my fishing equipment and a lot of my camera and audio/visual equipment. I added a lot of yard tools and then we started on a lot of the big stuff, extra radios and televisions, dressers and beds, desks and even an older computer. I was doing a lot of carrying of items and getting a sore back for a guy who didn't get credit for helping. All the neighbor men were in the same boat. We all felt we helped but our wives had a different opinion.I do have to say we did pretty. She backed up to it and tried the handle. Locked. “What a surprise,” she thought bitterly. Then, she hopped back and hurled her body against the door. She bounced back falling back on the floor.She struggle to rise and hurled herself again against the door. This time she maintained her balance. Three more tries and the door gave way landing Amy face down in a hallway.She rolled off the shattered door and hopped around the obviously abandoned home. To her surprise, she found a battered sofa and.