Instead the sound was coming from somewhere else. Paula had me bang around in the kitchen area as she moved the fridge out of the way a bit. Right the...e behind the fridge was what looked like a water pipe with a valve on it, just like the one my parents had connected to our ice maker.When she looked at it closely with her magnifying glass, she had me follow her out into the main room."I can see why no one found that one. It has no external wires, they are all setup inside the pipe itself, along. I wanted to freak out but feltquite calm. "Can you tell me why I'm here?" You'll have to forgive me for seeming detached or complacent. I don'tmean to be. This place, the drugs, they numb a lot of unpleasantemotions. It actually feels quite good. Look, I'm going to be direct asI can. You've been forced into an underground series of tests. Somepeople in power here don't quite take to outsiders visiting theircountry which explains their method of operation. They don't care whathappens to us.". These thoughts were ricocheting around her head when there was a timid knock at the door."Mum?" Sophie sounded deflated, perhaps concilliatory. Barbara quickly pulled the duvet around her nakedness and put on a similarly conciliatory tone when she called Sophie into the room. She was too confused by what she had just seen and more so by the thoughts she was now having to argue. Best to talk this one through sensibly she thought.Sophie had put on a bath robe and her mum could see her face was. After chatting about how well business was doing and Jake told his dad about his conversation with the Robinsons. Charles agreed a new system sounded good and also agreed they should hire Janet Robinson to start and run it. Charles called the warehouse and asked Rafe and Jan to come to the store. By four that afternoon Jan was the new inventory and sales data manager.After the Robinsons left, Jake headed for the door. Hand on the knob, he turned back to his father.“I think I better ask Miss.