I explained to Jeri what had happened.“She’s insane,” Jeri said. “Certifiably insane. Let me speak to my lawyer and the trustee. I’ll put th...m in touch with Jamie and this new attorney of yours.”“Jeri, do not let them push you around. I’m not going to. You’re too valuable of an employee!”“Thanks. Let me go to the small conference room and make my calls.”She left, shutting the door behind her.“And if her parents find out you slept with her?” Elyse asked.“Who cares? You think THAT will matter. ." Ah, sorry," said the Commissioner, "yes. Jungle Jane."She offered her hand to Chief O'Mara. "Hullo Chief," she said. "I'm going to enjoy helping out."O'Mara took her hand and shook it. Helping out, he thought to himself. Getting in the way more likely. And besides what good was a jungle girl here in the city? He took a close look at her. She was wearing khaki; a crumpled shirt was tied off beneath her improbably pneumatic breasts, leaving her midriff bare; a pair of shorts cut tight to her. Maybe even in spite of himself. It was the gentle confidence of his voice, the slight teasing aspect. She knew what he was doing. He thought he could get her to crack if he just treated her like a girl. He might be right—but, well, she wasn’t entirely helpless.“Yes, of course,” she said. “I trust you, John. Unreservedly. That’s why I chose you.” It was weird, through all the flirtation, to just have a few words of truth scoot out.“Elena,” he finally said, and his hand gripped hers. The first. We were not alone.One of the reasons that the professor had hired me as his aide was my skill with languages. To discover a new language was exhilarating. To be unable to decipher it, however, proved frustrating. Eventually, I gave up. As the storm still raged outside, and I was filled with anxious energy, I decided to continue on a ways and explore further. Perhaps the key to understanding lay within. As long as the passage didn’t divert, I was in no danger our losing my way, I reasoned. And.