You really got me there for a moment. So come on out now.” After a minute of awkward silence and no appearance of George, she asked the genie, “H...ow much did he pay you?” “No one has paid me. I am your genie. I am here to grant you three wishes.” He stood expressionless and at attention in front of her, his head nearly touching the rafters. “OK then. I’ll play,” still not believing that George wasn’t hiding somewhere in the attic. “For my first wish,” she smiled mischievously, “I would like. Rod called back forty minutes after we got there."Henslith's gone, no sign of her; doesn't look good. Purse is on the counter, her weapon is on the bed but the clip is missing, and there's water on the floor in the bathroom. It looks like maybe he caught her in the shower. I've got a team on the way over to go over the place." What about Barkley and Simmons?" Both dead. Barkley was still in the car. Looks like Simmons was outside having a smoke. Both shot at close range; small caliber, two. The robot says, “What will you have?” The guy says, “Martini.” The robot brings back the best martini ever and says to the man, “What’s your IQ?” The guy says, “168”. The robot then proceeds to talk about physics, space exploration and medical technology.The guy leaves, but he is curious, so he goes back into the bar. The robot bartender says, “What will you have?” The guy says, “Martini”. Again, the robot makes a great martini, gives it to the man and says, “What’s your IQ?” The guy says,. I felt good that their marriage was panning out in much the way that my otherworldly guides had foreseen.As I thought of this it occurred to me that I had not been visited by them for some time and I began to wonder if they had decided to leave me alone to get on with the life they had bequeathed to me. I had mixed emotions about that. Part of me was glad at the thought that I would be free of any other obligations being placed upon me, but there was also a part of me that felt that their.