" And what you need right now is a little good news and a little mystery and adventure." What do you mean?" Well, I don't know all the details yet, bu... I also told Alecia Rowe about Larry's secret videotape room at the office. It seems she sneaked in there and stole one of Tremper's tapes. Do you know Alecia?" Oh, we've met. It's a long story. Let's just say I'm not on her list of best liked people." Well, anyway, she's supposed to call me tomorrow morning and we're going to decide what to do. She was at the head of the line with Janice Stewart standing beside her. Jan was succeeded by Pete, then Henry Hall, followed by Ed Bradley and finally, Kristin.One of the first people to arrive was Carrie Smith, the woman who had called her attention to the TV piece on Cathy in the Super Bowl show. When Carrie first saw Vangie, she stopped dead in her tracks. Then she rushed to her and exclaimed, "My God, Vangie! What happened to you? You're... You're exquisite! Let me look at you."Vangie just. He looked at the table and frowned. The blue glass was gone."You came home just in time, unless you're just stopping in to change clothes or something." As usual she didn't face him to talk. He looked at her ill fitting bluejean shorts. "No, I'd like to have dinner here, if that's all right." Sure. I'll make up a tray for you. Cranberry juice, water, or soda?" I'll get it." He looked at her hair. "And uh..." His eyes went back to her ass. "I... uh..." Yes?" You... uh... eating in the kitchen?". The women were being verbally lashed like nothing they had ever before experienced, and their stupidity was pointed out in many choice phrases. Agathon said, “If it were up to me, you would all be flayed and left to die where you are because you have nearly gotten everybody killed. Had it not been for Hippolyte’s shooting, you might well be dead by now—probably raped to death!” This chastisement got to all of the women, and they began to cry. They were ignored from then on.Meanwhile, Hippolyte.