Since acquiring considerable sums by running a most particular trust fund she made it her specialised business to make wills and testaments, run offsh...re trust funds and act as a legal adviser when her clients came into conflict with that all pervasive government arm, the IRS.Over the last year or two, the actual amount of work that she had been doing had declined, to the point where her social calendar, hobbies and her tennis amounted to the greater part of her life. What was new was that. "Plenty more where that came from, babe," he said.The car was slowing now, and turning into a long driveway. The sun hadset, and the desert air was turning comfortably cool. We walked into asprawling ranch house past a burbling fountain and into a large livingroom full of....us. There were easily fifty people already there andmore arriving behind us, with the crowd spilling out onto the patio andthe pool area beyond. Champagne glasses clinked, but I decided not topartake, still a bit tipsy. Let me get back on topic."I AM GOING TO DIE." I squealed to myself in a nervous breakdown, sweat pouring down my face like a melting ice cube.It only took another person nearby to make me remember where I was and bring me back to my senses."Ahem... Eliza?"Oh god damn it, out of all the people to witness my breakdown, it just had to be the one person who really really really shouldn't have seen me like this.I'm here to defend one man. His name is John Doe.Which happens to be...You."Oh! Hey, hey. At least until the pain gets too bad.”We went back to the great room where Kara and I had been watching The Winston All-Star race that Stephie and I had just discussed. We turned to CNN just in time to hear a report that the frigate USS Stark had been struck by a missile and that there were casualties. They didn’t have more details, though it was speculated that the missile was fired by an Iraqi aircraft.“Are any of your friends serving on that ship?” Jessica asked.“I don’t think so. It’s too.