To my right, an ornate wooden headboard rested against the far wall as if in charge of a large, immaculately made, double bed. It stretched prominent...y towards the middle of the room whilst, to its left, a small table sat snugly within a small alcove. It supported a PC and the usual peripheral accessories that one would expect to see. An elegant clear glass vase rested next to the keyboard and boasted a wonderful display of fresh flowers. They had been artistically arranged with care and. Colonel Mithras will serve as prosecutor. I'd rather defend you, but the case against you doesn't look good. You all but confessed your guilt already. I might be able to get the court martial board to ignore that because you were stunned by direct energy weapon blasts and not in full control of yourself. You could have said anything if a clever interrogator prompted you. But the circumstantial evidence is overwhelming. We were on full alert when you abandoned your post. You took an official. “Naw, Greg organized a car, it’s all arranged. You coming to bed soon?” Dennis asked.“In a little while, I need to update Richie on the change of plans,” Jess sighed. She had done it! All her planning and scheming had worked out perfectly.And that was it, the game was afoot!~~~~Friday 13 December 2019On Friday morning their American Airlines flight to Milwaukee left on time. Dawn was breaking as the plane lifted into the air. Jessica and Richie were upfront courtesy of Dennis’s millions of air. I briefly considered my children, but discounted them for totally different reasons; my youngest, Mark, was away at university, and if on the remote chance of catching him in a position to talk, he wouldn't see anything to concern me, let alone him. Part of me agreed with that, which would make it harder to convince him; after all, I still had my job, a superior whom I disliked had been removed, so I was better off.Too many moments though still upset me; my overreaction at the accident,.