.I then stepped into the heels. I wobbled a bit to start with and I wouldimagine that from the dazed look on my face I must have looked like achild w...ho had been spanked too hard. I would have looked disorientatedas here I was dressed as a woman for the first time I in my life. Insuch a context where previously such a child believes she can do what shewants, having been spanked, the child reassesses what was important toher and is anxious to please the adult she is with. For me this. Well, I knew I was not going to get away totally free. She invited me into her office."I really don't have time Maureen," I said as I slumped into her couch. The conversation with Louise had drained me and I was thinking about an early lunch."You are going to have to make time, Gary," she said. "I have an email here from Patricia that says you don't like your assistant? What's that all about?" I am not sure what you are talking about," I said, playing dumb. "Luci is a fabulous assistant. She. He was waiting. Her last exam was Tuesday. and the last days of exams wouldn’t improve her temper.Wednesday afternoon, he called from work. He had a private phone, and personal calls at his level weren’t actively discouraged. On the other hand, he should be setting a good example to his subordinates -- he did this by making few of them. This one was worth making an exception. He’d invite her out for the next night. If she agreed, he’d give her her choice of fanciness. He’d known guys who didn’t. "What is Dai doing here?" Hiromi asked. About twenty yards down thestreet the Watanabe saiko-komon was carrying on a conversation withsomeone.Which was very strange. For right then Dai, along with Hiromi, were inKawasaki, the territory of the Inagawa-kai."You know who that is Dai-san is talking to?" Ryuku asked.Hiromi nodded her head. Captain Tom Slater had been briefed on not justthe Watanabe Yakuza, but prominent members of other Yakuza familiesbefore being put into the field by the Swan Song.