‘This should not be possible,’ Stepen declared. ‘The symbiote should have protected Ignatz. Where did he go afterwards?’ Francesca was already...typing commands into the system. Video from the compartment outside the lab showed Ignatz struggling down the companionway. More commands made the computer track him through the video archives as he moved from coverage area to coverage area. In one area he stopped and picked up one of the maintenance drones. With a growing sense of horror, Francesca. "How terrible for you for your... her... husband to die that way."Ellen regarded her blankly. Then her lazy, pretty mouth curled into a smile that was half sincere. "You mean like the papers said, from an overdose of 'L'? Bullshit, darling. Maxy fucked himself to death, and don't start thinking what a lucky girl I was either. The son of a bitch didn't screw himself into the next world on me. He got tired of me after the first week. All I did after that was hustle for him to keep him in bread.". ”Mona replied, “You are very perceptive, it was the last thing she did before leaving last night along with our individual list of companies. She also explained that these will be the ones we are responsible for as long as we are your PA’s and work for you. She even gave us a standard format for our reports. She explained that this was a first cut and you would most likely change it, but it is somewhere to start.”I said, “Ladies, please take a seat. Each one of you did a very good job in. ‘Sure. That makes sense. Do you think we’ll have any trouble raising capital for production if the prototypes are successful?’ ‘You never know. However, this is such a universal idea that its appeal will be very widespread and that makes finding investors that much easier. Where are you with patents on it or any of the processes?’ ‘I’ve already prepared applications for several patents. One for the overall concept and a number of them on the components. I’ll need to find a lawyer to help us.