And then, before he realizedwhat was happening, Sam rushed by him. He was almost out the roombefore Jack caught up with him, grabbing his arm. They ...ad a tense butsilent moment. Jack's look said "don't do it" and Sam's look said "tryto stop me."Sam unhanded himself from Jack and walked the rest of the way out of thewalk-in closet. Without hesitation or ceremony, he went straight intothe room."Oooopmh!" Sally screamed through her gag as she saw him approach."Don't worry," he said in a soft. " The authoritative sound of my voice and the choice of accent was enough to shake them into compliance. I kept them covered while Bob took their weapons. My God, they were a walking arsenal! The four thugs yielded 11 revolvers and six knives; the store owner had to provide us with a croaker sack to carry all of the weapons in. We made sure that the store owner was OK and sent for the undertaker before we marched the thugs to the jail.We locked up the Mexicans and held them for the district. She then modeled for me, turning slowly and smiling and then going into the bathroom to look in the mirror."You look lovely in that dress, my dear. I called to her from the kitchen. "I will enjoy seeing you wearing nice dresses that I chose for you from now on These are very modest and proper to remind you that you are my woman and a lady. "She came into the kitchen and hugged me. I had to admit to myself that I missed her hugs. I also missed her long hair. I could tell that Lisa got the hint. He stepped back and gestured for her to get out of the car. When she did, stepping carefully down onto the pavement, he pushed her in front of him and grabbed her wrists, gripping them together in the small of her back with one of his hands. A second later she felt cold steel encircling her wrists. The handcuffs, she thought. That’s what he got out of the bag. Now her hands were cuffed behind her back, palms out. The cuffs were tight, she realized, too tight for her even to think of.