"The DA nodded and Michael continued, "As I'm sure you remembered from when we met last time, the price was $40 Million. However, Miss Thomas and I ha...ve come up with an alternate plan that will certainly be more economical for the city and will better serve our, Miss Thomas' and my, needs. Before I begin, please understand that this plan must be accepted in its entirety as stated. No negotiations, no changes. The only alternative is the $40 Million offer, which, by the way, expires. While there were no dead bodies, the walls were covered in mysterious symbols that he did not understand, as well as graphic phrases that only consisted of a few words but sent shivers down his spine. “ACHIEVE DEATH” “DROWN IN BURNING BLOOD” “SUFFOCATE IN DARKNESS” “ENDLESS SCREAMS” “FEAST UPON THEIR FLESH” “EUPHORIA OF ETERNAL SUFFERING AWAITS US” “LET GORE RAIN FOREVER”. These were but some of the horrible things Jason read, and if they weren’t carved into the drywall, they were written in. "You can't let him get away with that, girl!" Barbara said. "Sue his sorry ass for sexual harassment." What's the point," Nancy said. "Even if I won I'd just be tagged as a troublemaker. I wouldn't be able to work again and Hambly's wily enough to send Songswan into bankruptcy rather than pay whatever damages they'd award me." There's other ways of getting even," Paula said conspiratorially. "There's a girl I know who has certain contacts..." Leave it with me," the woman in the black dress. She agreed that I needed to take her there the next day.Then she reached for my face and kissed me. I admit I enjoyed it. That’s probably why I got grumbly again.“We have to stop this,” I said. “If we keep fooling around, we’re going to have an accident.”“Accident,” she said. It was dark, so I couldn’t see her eyes. “It wouldn’t be an accident, Uncle Bob.”“You know what I mean,” I said.“I do,” she replied.“That would be a very bad thing,” I said.“A bad thing,” she repeated. She was rubbing her.