Everybody was up the next morning except Nathan who probably needed more sleep given the exceptional demands on him. The girls in the next bed had dis...overed the bouncing properties of a mattress. They were giggling as they stood on their bed, jumped up and down, then flopped on their backs to great laughter. The other women were either using a bathroom or in the living room.Emmeline nudged Hannah, nodding toward their father asleep in the other bed, but with a morning erection prominently. "Rachael stretched and yawned, then lay back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. "I got really jealous sometimes, always being second best. I went through a stage where I hated her. Fortunately that only lasted a couple of months." I'm sorry, Rachael." For what?" I'm just sorry that it was so painful for you growing up." Thanks. I appreciate your sympathy, but there's no need, really. Do you know what ended my hatred finally?" What?" Allison did. One day after I blew up at her and ran to. When the bus got near to my home I hatched another nasty plan. I didn't want them to know where I lived so I stopped the bus three stops before my usual place and hopped out. The two lads followed. I glanced back towards them and smiled encouragingly. They knew they were in but they looked uncertain as to where we were going. Some friends of ours live nearby and they both worked. I knew they never locked the shed that Brian used to watch the footy with his mates. I entered the shed and the two. But first...” She proceeded to outline what they were facing. As they ascended the front stairs, both detectives reviewed the building, looking for any subtle external clues, but nothing stood out.“No police tape, no seal on the door, no one in uniform and the only two police vehicles are parked away from the actual crime scene. But the solid oak door is freshly polished and the steps and door fixtures are immaculate.” Doug shook his head. “Just one of the privileges of wealth and prestige, yet.