"She nodded. "Taxes and the Army, how do I handle them?" Me being Regular Army will scare most of them. Most of these new people are political hacks. ...eople like me scare the shit out of them. They stay away because they are afraid."She nodded. "You are scary. My sister wet herself when you shot him. Were you afraid he would shoot her?" Margaret, I can't afford to let people scare me. And I kill without batting an eye." You don't really care about having me, do you? I was more important to Carl. Karthik, he is dad’s friend and our classmate, he works as a fashion designer. He designes dresses for the top supermodels in Bangalore. With a bright smile he shook my hand to say “Hi Rajesh.” Their conversation sarted;Karthik: How long it has been Amudha, it has almost 5 years when I met you and Ravi.Mom: “Yes Karthik. How is your wife, and your kids ?”Karthik: “They are fine, and they are in Chennai.”Mom: “You have changed a lot Karthik, clean shave now, last time you used to have a big. In his bedroom, on his nightstand. And I'm betting that your sister didn't know you were there either."Stella looked back and forth wildly between the two detectives. Kate wished she could hear what the woman was thinking. She had an idea it wouldn't be pleasant."I think I want a lawyer," Stella said, her voice shrill."Fine, we'll have you transported downtown. Do you have your own lawyer or would you..." Kate began."I'll get my own, thank you..."Kate took Stella's arm and escorted her out of. "What'll it be, Ladies?" They each order Golden Cadillacs (gee, what a shock - the drink is as old as they are). I ordered a brandy & 7, and we began to talk. The conversation, no matter how I tried to steer it straight, went back to the encounter in the hallway. This was a new world for me, to be sure.We talked and drank. Each time a round came, I reached for my money. They actually slapped my hand and said, "Now, you stop that! This is OUR treat!" God, I felt funny getting half in the bag.