She talked, but Jackie could tell she was really thinking about something else. She drove to the school the next day and picked both boys up when scho...l let out. She noticed their reaction when Bill Bogner came out of the main school building. She memorized his face and look. She took the boys home and then ‘went to the store.’ She went to the store where Matt had spoken to Bill. She was inside the store when Bill came in. He walked passed the manager and showed him a five dollar bill. That. Forgot where I was. I'll go and put pants on."She spun around and left back through the dining room and living room to put on pants. Dad came over to me after seeing her go. "Does she do that fairly often?" Yes. We're pretty loose when it comes to clothes at home. I mean it's just us there and none of us are shy about it. She doesn't flaunt it or anything. She just goes through life not worrying about what she wears." What does she wear to school?" Dad sounded worried.I turned to him. "Dad,. It was over a week later that I went into her room late one evening when she was out. I’d been getting ready for bed, and all I had on was my pyjama trousers, and my feet were bare. I don’t know what I expected to find — perhaps more books, or maybe photographs. I tried the drawer of her bedside table, but it was locked. I wondered if I’d be able to pick the lock, or perhaps find the key, but then I suddenly heard the toilet flush in the bathroom, and I realised that Mum had come home early.I. The hostess grinned at him evilly."Before we do anything else, we'd better make sure that you are spotlessly clean. Inside and out."She pressed a buzzer near the door. Two women appeared. They wore what looked like nurses uniforms, but fashioned entirely from rubber. The outfits gripped them tightly, showing off their buxom figures and restricting heavily the length of their stride. High-heeled pumps that would never be seen in a real hospital completed the ensembles.One of them unwound a hose.