"That's fine, officer, but I'll want to examine the film myself," I said"Talk to the head of the investigation," he said. I nodded. The cop impressed ...me."Joe Solomon," I said, putting my hand out to shake."John Balleia," said the swarthy man shaking my hand. He was in his late twenties, of Portuguese heritage, probably going back several generations on the island."I'm a PI," I said, handing him my card, watching his reaction. He didn't smile or frown as he glanced at it and slid it in his. "Given how dark her mood was about her life when we met, I'm not sure she had the drive she needed to make the leap. But you gave her faith it was possible, you told her what she needed to do and you gave her a purpose. She knew she could achieve tremendous things, even as she was slipping away from this life." She's right you know," Phillip Costa, Mickie's boyfriend said, approaching them to thank Alex for all he'd done for her. "Mickie was in a bad place. Years of struggling left her unable. Answer this. When was the first time you had sex with him?" I don't remember," she said crossly."What date?" he insisted. "First? Second? Fifth?" Second," she said, sullenly. "He got me drunk at a Frat party." And you thought he loved you," said Chuck.Tiffany thought about shouting at him. Why did he have to bring all this up? She knew she'd made a mistake. She knew now that she'd been played by the handsome young man who was older, and had made her feel so grown up. She'd thought, as the years. Usually, he could find something interesting in just about any topic. People did the strangest things and strange actions demanded comment. For a change, he was short of comments.He opened his text book and stared at it. Doing something that he hadn’t done in a while, he started thinking about how he was going to get some more gold for the next magic gift. The Dwarves had used all of his gold to coat his truck. His money was flying away at an ever increasing rate.Thoughts about the next gift.