Dammit, I have got to get out and move around and see some different scenery before I blow my top. Let's go back to hunting where the kidnappers might...be holed up."Damned if I didn't agree with her, besides, I figured that the kidnappers would want to capture Arlene before they tried to kill her. After all, she was worth nothing to them if she was already dead. Furthermore, the assassin was hunting Mr. Worthy and not Arlene. We dressed for a ride and went to the garage to check on our weapons. ”She nodded, and made some more notes. “OK, I will cover each of those personally, even though Northern California is not my usual territory. Jeff is our guy up there, but I doubt he will have a problem with my covering it with you being there. How were you going up there?”“We were going to drive up on Friday, do the test on Saturday, and return home on Sunday. He offered to fly me up, but it is only about a seven hour drive, and we can spend part of the time exploring the area if I drive. Plus. Slaves are notfed prior to the sale, but they are watered several times.Just before the sale, the chain is led from the cellar to the upstairsvia a long dark tunnel. I was placed toward the end of the chain. It wasa long wait. It takes an average of one minute to sell a slave. Towardthe end of the sale, the rate slows down because the pleasure slavescreate a more active auction. While we waited we are watered whileOverseers keep us quiet. Step by step I get closer to the doorway.Finally just. All he wanted was to get his billfold back and forget this night ever happened. Approaching the old phone booth, he looked around carefully but saw no one. He opened the door and stepped inside. The neon lights overhead buzzed and flickered occasionally. Cigarette butts lined the floor and half the wires to the phone had been cut or vandalized. This was a side of town with a nasty reputation. Over the years, this part of town had fallen prey to drug dealers, roaming gangs, pimps and.