" Yeah," Eva nodded, arranging her passport and other papers in her purse.They'd leave nothing in the apartment that they couldn't afford to lose if t...ey had to run unexpectedly. Thankfully, that consisted largely of their weapons, papers, and some ten thousand Euros cash. The remainder of their money waited in a small suitcase, in a baggage check at the Hauptbahnhof train station where Wolfgang's Audi had been parked.The Leinwandhaus, or linen drapers' hall, was one of the old city's many. Lightning was increasing and so was the wind. I felt like a SAS commando as I ran back down to the garage. I grabbed the, thankfully full, Jerry can out into the driveway. It was not yet raining but the thunder and lightning was getting closer and closer. The driveway has a slight slope, from the backyard to the front, and the six cars were all lined up in a zigzag fashion. The black Audi was in the middle taking up all the shade from the gum tree overhead. I unscrewed the lid and. I processed the revelation that explained Kate's physical and emotional distance from me, and Merritt's constant need to run to see her sister for instructions. "If I understand the implications of Merritt's words, then Kate wasn't angry with me," I thought, exiting the elevator to my residential level.The scope of Kate's involvement in Merritt's schemes was a complete surprise and I felt emotional about it. Kate was keeping her distance from me because she took my word that returning to Haven. From hisflawless almost porcelain complexion, it was also obvious the pubertyfairy hadn't yet visited and his doting mother kept reassuring him thatit would and she was sure he'd grow taller than his current five feetand would fill out as well. He wasn't so convinced, if he'd known whatMichael was planning, he have been convinced he wasn't.Michael spent quite some time learning about subliminal programming andbought some special CDs which could be recorded under a skin of music andwould never.