She made sure everyone else knew about it, too.”“Oh I’m sure she did! She can be a real brat at times!”“She’s your protégé, so you only ...ave yourself to blame!”“Don’t I know it!” I chuckled.Dave left and I got back to work.At the park, I was on pins and needles, but Jesse didn’t say anything in front of Carol. I had no idea what he might have said to Francesca that could come back to haunt me, but it felt like I’d escaped when Elyse and I finally left to head back to the office.“You can relax. Randy didn’t have a good view, so he isn’t a witness to the assault. Her new boyfriend has agreed to put her up overnight, so Randy and I help him move her things from my van to his car while they process the paperwork on her, then we leave.We get dinner on the way home, then we spend the night preparing for tomorrow. I wonder which court she’ll miss, because at 10.00 a.m. she’s supposed to be in the Family Court about the divorce, and at the local Magistrate’s Court about the assault. We know. "Go on in, they are waiting for you." Jordan nodded and walked inside. She turned around and saw the lady looking up at the bright light. "Where were you?" Sherry said as she pulled Jordan towards the bar. "Talking to Tiffany," Jordan replied. "Tiffany," Sherry said as she went back behind the bar. "Bill's daughter," Jordan smiled as she nodded at a few people. "That's stupid," Sherry replied as she poured a few drinks. "Tiffany's been dead for years now." "No," Jordan said shaking her head. "I. As far as they are concerned, we’re talking about another hellhole on the map. They have been taking turns keeping their eyes on me for the past three days, after which I was finally able to make a phone call without their suspicious glances following me, as if I was just about to dash out of the house never to return. I knew Janie’s mom had passed away about a year after I left, and occasional letters that I received from my friends in Europe have told me that things in everybody’s lives.