.. smiling. He's the architect of all this. This pain, this humiliation and degradation, this house, this hatch, Dominique -- they were all part of a ...carefully designed plan, a hideous fucking machine with one purpose: to take the darkest and most filthy fantasies from the rotten old man's brain--fantasies that have grown and festered in his deranged mind for a lifetime--and make them reality. At the heart of it all was a list which churned the gears of this dreadful machine forward. It was a. You have too much going on in this God-forsaken County to be worrying about me.’ ‘Well, then… congratulations, Grandma.’ I said to her in a teasing voice. She cut her eyes at me, then nodded and walked off towards the visitors’ parking lot. She ducked between some cars, and I saw why: Michael Burke was driving into the lot. He strode up to the entrance, carrying two sacks of Egg McMuffins, his face registering surprise when he saw me. ‘Still here, Commander?’ he asked, his voice unfriendly.. When the dance ended the two couples walked back to the table, sat down, and chatted for a few minutes. ‘I better get some pictures,’ Matt said. He got his camera out of his camera bag and started moving around the hall, snapping pictures of the couples seated at the other tables. Dianna leaned over, kissed Rick softly on the cheek, then she squeezed his arm. ‘Tonight is wonderful,’ she said softly. ‘I’m really glad you invited me.’ Rick kissed her on the forehead. ‘I’m having a great time,. Bee was more than a little amazed and impressed.Robert was surprised also. How could she be the daughter of a famous father, and have a slave mother. It certainly explained her behavior though. While Bee worked on Karen, Robert asked to be excused, but said that he would return in a short time.Bee continued to tend to Karen's injuries and abrasions. She gave her some medication to reduce the swelling and sprayed the cuts and scratches with anti-bacterial spray. She also took numerous pictures.