This is my county, my bust, and my investigation. I have already impounded the chopper, and the truck and contents. I gave you the men and the illegal...automatic weapons they were carrying. Be glad you have that since you didn't do anything but arrive after it was all over. I have a brand new unit shot to hell that I have to get repaired. I suggest you take your prisoners and be happy or I will just send you and your men packing and let you explain how you arrived after it was all over." Ok. “José, thanks be to God, you‘re awake.”I tried to say something but this thing in my mouth wouldn‘t let me. I was now more scared than ever. Where was I? Why was Mum here? What had happened? Mum let go of my hand and stepped back as someone else leant over me and shone a bright light in my eye. “Pupil response is good. Nurse, you can take the breathing tube out now.” I thought I would throw up as the thing in my mouth was pulled out. I coughed and tried to speak, but my throat felt like it had. Hisattitude changed quite a bit all of a sudden. He wasn't exactly meanbut suddenly he seemed very demanding. He told me he was divorced, buthad some of his wife's stuff still. I had long hair back in those days.He left for a minute, came back with a skirt and some lipstick. Heagain told me to strip and I was worried for a while that somethingreally bad was going to happen to me. However, I have always been alittle submissive and I felt like I should obey. I said "Yes Sir" and Ipeeled off. All the really dirty work had been completed, the earth from the coy pond pit having been carried off to the last barrowful. “You look positively clean today.”“So you’re not slumming it enough, Lady T? Let me help with that.” He strode over to the wide rectangular hole he had dug in the middle of the lawn and stepped in. Scooping earth from where it was shadowed and moist he smeared it over his glistening chest and stomach till once again he was properly muddied. Tabitha could only laugh in.