It was cold and dark.The feeling came back really slow and her head immediately started acing badly.She tried to focus. What had happened? Where was s...he? Home? In her bed?She felt a cold and hard floor. Not the one she had at home.As she tried to get up she noticed her ankles and hands hurt really bad.The zip ties were still in place.Next she noticed she was naked.That was the moment she paniced. Rolled around on the floor until she hit the wall.From there she tried to crawl to a door or. He saw me doing it and I think that might have given him a little cause for concern.”“Why?”“Because I gave the number to Millie and suggested she call the Sheriff after all. You see she had hired him as a dishwasher and found him stealing from the cash register. That is what the fight was about? When she called the Sheriff, he ran the plate and the guy was wanted. Millie said I saved her, but I think she could have handled him. The Sheriff called her the day before yesterday and told her that. "Maria sat up and walked her nylon clad feet over towards her sister andsat beside her and assumed the same mindless gaze as her.Charlie walked to the bathroom and cleaned himself up. He gave his watcha glance.They should be here anytime now, he thought.He went and sat on the boys', well girls now he thought, porch and lit upa cigarette.A month's work for 80 grand. Damn good money. These rich clients wereparticular, but he provided a unique service that no one else did for hiscompany so he got. Its reading made a welcome change. David Steel was project manager. The project had been completed to time and cost. There had been one potentially dangerous incident when a steel wire rope broke one night allowing a concrete beam to fall. No one was hurt but the beam was damaged beyond repair and there was a delay while it was replaced. That delay was not critical. There had been an exceptionally high wind that night and the strain on the rope had become too much. Nick could not help wondering.