"Tim," I whispered, "I told you I can't...." It's not that," he interrupted me, his voice full of urgency. "There'resome cops asking questions about y...u!"That certainly caught my attention. Standing behind that door naked butfor a pair of fake tits and a flimsy scrap of semi-transparent nylon, Isuddenly felt horribly vulnerable. Fuck. Fuck!"They came in just after my shift. I didn't see it but they wereflashing a picture and badges around and asking about anyone who'dbooked in tonight. The late. My target was resident of a penthouse suite. He had the entire floor to himself, plus an enclosed rooftop swimming pool. He did have a security staff controlling access, and a cleaning crew did housekeeping a couple of times per week. I'll call him Justin—it isn't his name but he lived in Texas, in Dallas. Other than a collection of reptiles, Justin lived alone in his secure 'treetop' home, controlling his empire from his lair. For a moment he was out—so I flew in from a nearby building and. And you know how when you are in trouble, or you feel threatened, there is usually someone for you to call or to speak to, or to report it to, well I had no one. She held evidence against me that if she allowed or encouraged Dani to press charges I would be the one seen as the criminal, not her.She stood up, hand still wrapped in my hair.‘Since you’re not talking puppy, I will have a look around our house myself, and you can follow me on your knees while I pull you by the hair. If you’re going. You have nothing to worry about.” I did hope that what I said was true. I got to see the parking lot surveillance tape on TV before the blue lights flashed in the motel parking lot.Thank god it was the Richmond City Police who came for us, not the sheriff. When they knocked on the door, I pulled it completely open and showed them my hands. “What took you so long?” I asked. I had the digital recorder in my vest pocket and it was running. As I expected they took the vest and all my toys. The stun.