He seems better than he did earlier.’ ‘Smoke and mirrors,’ Dante said shaking his head. ‘It’s a brave front so we will all stop trying to ex...plain the unexplainable to him.’ ‘He and they deserve the chance to know each other’s views. It will help them all to move past this,’ Joseph said as Josh re-entered the room with a large bowl of muesli. ‘Who and who,’ Josh mumbled around a large mouthful of milk and muesli. ‘The men who oversaw Peri’s trial would like to speak with you,’ Joseph said. The barman placed a tube of antiseptic cream on the counter and asked me to help out by taking it to him.By the time I got to the toilets, Lex had blown his nose and washed his face. The cut above his eye wasn’t too bad, and I assisted him by applying some of the lotion to the gash. Shortly, I resumed my seat at the bar, before Lex returned and sat next to me.“Thank you,” he said, after which I shrugged a ‘no problem’ gesture. “I’m sure I have seen you here before,” he continued, before. It seems that the Treasury Department has had it's eye on our friend, Mariah Cookson, for some time. They first of all discovered that she was collecting federal withholding tax from her employees, but somehow was forgetting to forward the money. Seems that she was just pocketing it. Also, she's been bleeding her business dry. Debts not being paid, etc. She's been stashing away every penny she gets her hands on. It looks like she's planning a quick getaway soon. Further investigation into her. I whispered in her ear, “Are you still daddy’s Baby-girl?”Amanda kissed my cheek, “You know I am--my heart belongs to daddy!” After closing the door and locking it, she put her arms around my neck. I pulled her close, kissed her hard, and felt her knees shake. I wanted her with every part of my body. Nevertheless, she hesitated and then placed a hand on my shoulder, and whispered. “I think we’d better stop and go some-place discrete. It is too risky here and that bitch might catch us."I looked.