Dad, he's crazy!" How long have they been gone?"She started crying again, "I don't know! It seemed that we were in that trunk forever!"Steven spoke up... from where he was being untied by Steve, "It's been 45 minutes. I looked at my watch when he threw us in here. David, Linda's hurt. She tried to hit him and he hit her with his pistol. She was bleeding a lot for a while."Steve spoke up, "Did you see where they went?" No. He had closed the trunk before he left."Steve broke away from the boys and. How would you like to become a troubleshooter for the company? You certainly are competent. We never offered it to you before because being on the road isn't conducive to a stable home life. It would require a commitment of at least two years."I jumped at the chance. The money was better and the hours were terrible, but it took my mind off my personal life. When I found I was to be back in town on Valentines Day, I sent flowers to Glenna. I also thought about sending Heidi some roses, but. I got a nice hug; Carly got a bow and a warm double handshake. In the kitchen, we unloaded our lunch menu ... Mai stood back with a curious look on her face, but I assured her she would enjoy what we were about to serve. I could tell by her reaction that Burgers were a bit foreign to her, but I explained in detail how Americans were eating them right and left. Both of us made our friend comfortable with the food & talk. More important, I made sure that Carly was sitting between us at the table.. Have a whiff of that.’ ‘I see what you mean,’ Trina agreed. ‘Smells like a tart’s boudoir.’ ‘If you say so, lady,’ said Charlie, straightfaced. ‘I wouldn’t know.’ ‘Chief Inspector it is. What about the other man he met? Did he spend much?’ ‘Do you know, I can’t recall him ever having a bet. But then I’m in the back office a lot of the time.’ ‘And did our sweet-smelling Russian come over as effeminate at all, did you think?’ ‘Blimey, luv, we just take the bets. We’re not running a lonely hearts.