If I help you, will you help us? Will you give us that witness protection thing and give us some money and get my mom off drugs?"I thought the lieuten...nt was going to cry. He was a big, strong man in his late forties or early fifties. He had been a cop for a long time and was street smart and used to the scum that he dealt with every day. But his eyes watered and he found it hard to speak. And then he dropped to a knee and hugged me tight."I will talk to the D.A. I can't do it, but he can. But. Of course I knew nothing of the infighting at the time.Anyway I need a special dress unless you want me to stay home.I am sure we do not want you to stay home. As a matter of fact, I have been told to be sure that going to that banquet does not slip your mind, as if that were possible."So who is going with me?" I asked. "I need to give the guy time to find a tux," I said it aloud. I just suddenly decided I wanted to have a fucking conversation with the controller.Since it is well known, through. Then it was refreshment time and cuddles for Sam as I told her, “You were wonderful, darling.” Then I had to meet Jamie, her stage husband, because “I wuv him daddy.” Jamie proved to be a surprisingly mature six year old who shook hands solemnly with me and said, “Nice to meet you, Mr.Sam.” Actually it’s “Mack,” but clearly Sam was the dominant name for him. The boy had the same large, dark eyes as his mother, and the hint of sadness. While Sam and Jamie plastered their faces with sponge cake,. " Ana said, suddenly, "that I can see clearly."Everyone except Hannah and John threw Ana a "you are so ridiculous" look. Here they were, trying to solve the mystery of their parents message, and all she could do was criticize their use of red font on a blue background."Ana, don't be such a—" —Genius!" Hannah said."I should have seen it before." John said, "of course, the point was not to see it; like Ron said." He began scrolling down the apparently empty page, everyone except Hannah having a.