”“Have Gordy phone Wilgar first. I foresee an important future for Sam. But what it is is veiled.”“May I bring him to meet you first?”“Bet...er if you bring him to Parramatta. I will be there next Wednesday. So will others.”“Before noon?”“I should get there about 10:30; let’s say 1100 or a bit past.”“Thank you. We will be there.”There were two members of the Council with Craig when Patrick and Sam arrived at Argyle Street, Roy Ah-See and Tina Williams, both of whom remembered Patrick.“May I. We're in our underwear and you guys have to strip too."Liz reached for his belt and started to undo it. Marc offered no resistance as she opened his belt and pulled down his zipper. When Liz unfastened the button on the waistband, Marc's slacks fell to the floor. Marc stood with his pants around his ankles while Liz went to work on the buttons of his shirt. She pushed it off his shoulders and pulled the sleeves over his hands.Joanne glanced around and saw that the other women were undressing. “Would you think me completely terrible if I did?” asked Sally.“Can I watch?” I blurted out. I clapped a hand over my mouth and panicked. “I mean ... I’ve never done it. I don’t know how...” I finally lapsed into embarrassed silence.“Oh it’s easy,” she sighed. “And it feels so lovely. Come on ... I’ll show you.”She hiked up her nightdress and I could see she had no panties on. She slid one pale finger through the lump of dark hair and wiggled it back and forth. I peered closer, trying to see. Her husband was a computer geek she had met in college. He was not real athletic, but was a computer genius. She had learned to be affectionate and care for him, but her biggest attraction for him had been his obvious potential earnings. She had had it with the "Bad Boy" type. She had always dated handsome, athletic types that rode Harleys and built hot rods. In the end, they never seemed to be able to hold a job for any length of time, and were always getting in bar fights. She was tired of it.