Jayde had to go and rescue him, clean him up and bring him back home in a cab.''He didn't go to the police?''He can't, can he? He's been done for drug... before. They'd know what was behind it.'Smiles came over to show me some leaflets about the school disco nights. There was a picture of a handsome young guy in school uniform, smiling broadly and holding out an apple. The heading was New Skewl Disco on Thrusday (sic) Nights, and under the picture it said boys in uniform get a first drink free. . limited.” She shrugged. “I’ve never been, but my grandfather went and returned with a blade that can cut a moon in half.”“What mystery did that solve?” I asked.“The mystery of ‘how to kill this motherfucker that pissed him off,’” Ali said, cheerfully. Okay, she was learning from me. I wasn’t sure if I should be proud or scared. Ali shot me a grin and I decided on proud. And horny. Opal leaned over and smacked my thigh with her hand and I coughed and tried to catch Little Pirate underneath my. I had to admit that having this kind of facility on tap made life’s burdens easier to bear, and I caught the bus to Albert’s feeling pretty good about things. My smugness would have increased still further had I been able to witness events a few miles away at Alicia’s old lodgings, where Wendy was giving a faultless impersonation of a respectable widow, left comfortably off financially but lonely. She never lied to Alicia’s former hosts, she assured me, she simply played the part so well that. I will personally guide Miss Wu in her work here."After that the meeting was adjourned and everyone started leaving the room. Mr. Hanner said, "Miss Wu, please stay seated." When everyone else had left, he closed the door and sat next to me. "Miss Wu, I did tell you that I expect people to be on time. And we talked about the dress code as well. Not only were you late for the meeting, you show up in a party dress that is hardly the attire I expect from any of my staff at work."I really was.