The spirited Kirsty Fallon (25) finds she has become attracted and follows the photo-journalist to his homeland and begins working with him. Merrick f...ils a retriever sent to return Kirsty to New York and then travels to Manhattan and wins her freedom from Spiro. The couple are now in Los Angeles married. Merrick is incapacitated, suffering two knife wounds when defending his ex brother-in-law’s wife Margaret. Marg’s suppressed sexual interest in Merrick re-emerges and her husband Brian has. She quirks her lips looking at the hour' derves left over from the party Myrtle threw for her and Jarod 2 nights ago. She sits down at the table with the container and a carton of orange juice and proceeds to stuff her face with lobster puffs, mini-quiches and tiny sandwiches she guesses are made of cream cheese and pineapple. Micheal suddenly jumps up running back upstairs and to their bedroom. She comes back down about 5 minutes later and sits in the seat eating absently and then realizes. I had already asked Stacy’s father for permission to marry her, being as old-fashioned as I am. As Stacy was opening presents, I was watching her, waiting for the perfect time to propose. ‘Stacy,’ I said. I had put the ring inside her stocking. I made sure she didn’t see me doing this, so it had to be perfect. ‘You missed a present.’ ‘Where?’ she asked. I chuckled. She reminded me of myself, when I was five on Christmas Day, opening presents and eager for more. ‘It’s in your stocking.’ I said.. ..until the day everything changed.The day started out normal. I drifted through my classes and at Mid Day I silently slipped into the Cafeteria. I had packed a Tuna Fish Sandwich earlier that morning...or more accurately two slices of bread and a tupperware container full of Tuna in Mayonnaise. You see by waiting until lunch to make the Sandwich you avoid the inevitable Soggy bread. As I spread a generous portion of Tuna onto a bread slice a flash of Red caught my attention. From the Side door.