To which he had replied "God I hope so", which had irked me a little. We were being driven to the party by a friend and neighbor, Tony- a dapper, poli...e little man in his seventies. An old friend of Peter's- a married man who I don't think fully approved of his lifestyle, or me for that matter. He arrived early and was sitting in the living room when I came down stairs- he looked somewhat surprised to see me dressed as I was, in fact it would be fair to say his jaw dropped somewhat.Anyway we. Penny"Just try to relax," said Penny."That's pretty cliche," said Nadia. She opened her left eye and stuckher tongue out at Penny. Penny rolled her eyes but couldn't resist asmile."Do you want this to work or not?" I do," said Nadia, opening her eyes entirely. They were back inPenny's office. The sound of rain and bells surrounded Nadia, alongwith a gentle music she couldn't quite identify or name."Then, relax," commanded Penny. "I'd hate for this not to work becauseyou're so wound up from. "Joe didn't respond. He grabbed Grace's hand and squeezed it."He'll find me no matter where I go. No matter what I do he'll kill everyone who matters to me."Joe sighed, searching for something to say to her."We found out how the woman, Liana, knew about the safe house. She'd been sleeping with one of the officers. It was Perry. He told her everything."Grace said nothing."He's facing charges," Joe added.Grace stared off into space."Balko has his ways," she said, solemnly. She knew Joe would not. We couldn’t separate their private lives from the job. They had to do that for us. It had taken her about two years to get tainted by the local kids. So maybe she had been selling our pot on the streets, or at least trading it for uppers. Drugs could easily chew up the money she made working for us.Lucy broke the news to her. “I’m not going to force you to let me strip search you, and I’m not going to force you pee in a cup. I’m going to tell you this clean up your act now, or I’m sending you.