“Let me take that, Steve,” Deborah said. “The government miscalculated. They believed they could intimidate Steve, which was obviously a mistake... But how did they make THAT mistake when they’ve known for years that tactic would never work? I’m going to actually posit a different theory from the one Steve gave earlier, but one I think he believes now. I’m quite sure that Agents Stone and O’Toole are in trouble, as he suggested, but I don’t believe they threw Steve under the bus. What happened. Eric lost it. So did Jason and Angela. They just started laughing hard. Jennifer smiled again and started laughing. Sherry joined in. Jennifer grabbed her hand and led her over to the group. They all joined in for a group hug, five naked people, finding a bond that goes deeper than just sex. Jennifer motioned for Eric to break and move to a far corner so she could talk to him. When she finished with what she had to say, Eric smiled, and nodded. They came back to the group. ‘It seems Jennifer. They were glad that ourdifficulties with Beckett had been resolved, and that they had beenable to help. I thanked them for connecting us with Treacher, andthey thanked me for not telling the police how my disguise had beenarranged. They didn't need any attention from that quarter. Verasaid she would keep my prosthetics for a while, just in case.* * *On the day of the inquest Susie and I arrived at the Coroner's courtearly and took our seats while it was still empty. I didn't want toengage. "I'm game," I said."Let's do it," Patty laughed. "It's not like we haven't all seen each other before."Yes, we had seen each other naked before, but other than mine and Karen's one time together and the times Karen and Patty had walked around their rooms nude, it had always been in the hot tub. In the hot tub our bodies had been hidden most of the time.I don't know how the girls cheated me, but I'm sure they did. I was naked and out of the game while Patty and Karen still had all of their.