The off-crew period isbroken up into discrete periods. The first two weeks iscalled “R&R”. The Navy has a policy that no more than 96hours...of liberty can be granted at any one time (Libertyis authorized absence, time off, that doesn’t requiredipping into your vacation leave balance.) During theR&R period, every member of the crew is required tophone the office twice each week to “muster”.Technically, you were expected to be in the immediatearea during that phone. At first glance, normal every day jeans, right? Well on closer inspection they were covered from front to back, side to side, cuff to waist with drawing and writing in so many different colours and styles I don’t know where to begin. Somebody put a lot of time into those babies. Next, as we move up, the shirt. Now, this I really love. You know those old, black t-shirts with the multicoloured writing they used for the whole D.A.R.E. program thing? Yeah, that’s her. And honestly, if I saw anyone. He didn't think there was one chance in a hundred it would ever work out the way Fred was hoping, but it was the least he could have done to let him try. Meanwhile, he had another date to meet with Fred's wife Grace the following day, and the thought of that to look forward to picked up his spirits.He left the gym in a happier mood, whistling as he drove out of the empty parking lot.Linda Singleton was more confused and bewildered than ever. Tommy had come home the night before and told her he. Joe, the regional operating officer, was an older man of 60-ish, flying solo for the evening. Lisa was to take a cab to his home-estate around 10 PM. Mark was their production officer. He was the cutest, a younger man in his early forties with a stunning wife. Mark had declined the invitation and chose to remain apart from any knowledge of the post evening events. Dinner went well. Tom introduced each executive and their post to Lisa. There were three. Tom picked up the tab. .