. go" I said and immediately cranked her hand down onto the table.Except her hand didn't move, in fact it felt like I was trying to move a solid piece...of steel, not an arm! With my face turning red from exertion, Jackie just pouted her lips and said " Oh is this all you got dear brother? How pathetic" and she slammed the back of hand onto the table. Utterly shocked, all I could stammer was "So.. so what? You've got strong arms from gymnastics but I'm still bigger than you and could beat you. Again I had towait for people to settle down."I have a strictly professional relationship with Mr. Baxter," I said."I helped him make his movie. I?ve attended theatrical openings andother events with him. It?s part of my job. He has never behavedinappropriately towards me, and I?ve never behaved inappropriatelytowards him. Anyone who claims otherwise is wrong. I greatly respect Mr.Baxter and look forward to working with him again in the future."I stepped back, ignoring the questions shouted at. "You have been programming the Taubett interferometer for longer than anyone, and I can see that you've been able to produce some beautiful data, despite the complexity of the phase recovery problem."If we are to analyse the lingering effects of a worm infection, we will need your image processing expertise to get the highest-quality images. We shall also need your knowledge of operating systems to configure the kernel for maximum security. The FDA will be going over the source-code with a fine. " Hmm, ok. Well, as I said, if you have any problems whatsoever, pleaseget in touch with us and we will see what we can find. Thank you for yourtime." He shook my hand and then departed.I thought about what he said as I walked to my car and on the way to mysister's house. Stephanie was not at home, but I knew where she kept herspare key. I let myself in and got Ashley's 'teddy cat.' I couldn'tfigure out why this child had such a thing about this old hideous toy. Ithad been so ugly that it was.