A bug. Insect.”I thought, ‘sociopath’.She stood, “One more thing...”I nodded, reached for the check. Cathy said, “Wexler leaves town for l...ong stretches. Weeks, sometimes a couple of months. His bosses at Butler don’t seem to mind.” Another shrug, “Don’t know what that means. If anything. Maybe that’s how he gets his product. Doesn’t buy from any local sources, so far as we can tell.”The dinner in our loft with the four Wrigley permanents had been a success. Not a surprise when you figure how. A belief he questioned when released from the rooms into a hallway thatlead to a wide staircase to the first floor of the house. Fortunatelythe wide tread and a low riser of the stairs, combined with a hand onthe banister and the other managing his skirts, allowed him to slowlydescend without accident. Another construct waited for him, an older manwho dressed in fine quality clothes and watched the descent with pridein his eyes."Ahhh, Amelia, if only your mother was alive to see you.. We got there during Saturday morning, and all was as normal. There was no sign of a problem from the mother-in-law, and I was relieved. In fact, if anything, my mother-in-law was a little more friendly than normal, and I was happy with that. The party went very well, and we all drank a little too much. I got my birthday kisses from everybody except my mother-in-law, and I was troubled about that. As we were all saying good night and setting off for bed, my mother-in-law called me from the. ?Actually, you?re a pretty little thing,? Isaid. ? Just so happens I have my camera with me, andI think I could sell a few pics of you on the internet.? She looked horrified. That delighted me inso many ways. ?Stand up and strip,? I ordered. Shehesitated. I? lungedtowards her, and slashed the knife across her thigh. She shouted in pain, butdecided it was in best interests to do as I said. Off camethe jacket, then she dropped the straps on her dress, reached for the zip andlet it slide to the.