"I never heard the other phone hang up and it had that hollow sound that you could detect when two extensions were picked up. "Mister Redd, this is a ...all for you only. Is there a time when you may be called back without someone listening in?"He said, "Marla, I have the call. Hang up the extension." I heard a click and the hollow sound went away and stayed away. He said, "I hope there is a good reason for that."I said, "Yes, sir. There is." I handed the phone to Amy.She said, "Father, this is. "The yeoman stuck his head in the lounge, "The boat is already in the water, sir." Is anyone else awake?" I asked."No, sir. It's been a long night," Chartres explained. "I have three more incident reports to type before I can go to bed, sir." Thank you, Yeoman Chartres," I said, "You are my refuge from ring knocker Lieutenants."We both laughed."Ok, Chartres, fill me in."So, I got to hear the thrilling story of a panic stricken Girl Scout; Jeannie Stout."Ah yes, her," I grimaced, "Incident. They go around scanning for what could be a dead ship floating without power. They scan the surfaces of the planets for signs of a crash landing. The crew starts to get restless. The captain goes to see Picard in his room. They exchange pleasantries. Picard knows what this is going to be about. “I’ll say it first, It’s not looking good.”“We’ve scanned every place the ship could be. We’ve even sent probes to scan the sun to make sure the ship wasn’t so close that it was being masked by the. “You won't have to,” said Miranda. Girl from where?” Robert asked. Miranda shook her head. “Take no notice; he's harmless.” Five minutes later, the band glided into 'Girl from Ipanema'. Catherine was on her feet immediately. Miranda followed her onto the packed dance floor. “Can you be the man and lead?” Catherine asked. Miranda nodded. Catherine's hair smelled of honey and herbs. Her body was supple, sometimes moulding into Miranda almost accidentally. They were the same height so conversation.