Taking our drinks with us we went into the games room. There were dartboards on either side and in the middle a single pool table. Round the walls wer... rough seats, planks on drinks boxes. There were only two players, both in their thirties; a wiry black haired tattooed man and a slightly plump woman. They were just starting a new game, she was breaking and as I looked at her hands I noticed lots of gold rings on pinkish, slightly swollen hands. Her face had been good looking but drink had made. Thanks." He got up, went down the hall and took the elevator to the ground floor. Retrieving several pages, he went back to his office. The cover sheet was all that was important:Gordy,There's some sort of hysteria about "bugs" in Shark Bay. The nitwits went straight to the minister because it's a UNESCO-listed site [578]. So he's demanded an investigation.Please fly up to Carnarvon, rent a car, and try to straighten everything out. It shouldn't take long. Do it over the holiday. There was a quick intake of breath around the room, but no one spoke. Most of them seemed to be holding their breath, waiting..."I think so," I replied. "There's a slight pulse. Regular, but almost nonexistent." What are those?" Anna asked, referring to the sparks we were seeing in his brain."I was going to ask you the same thing," I replied. "You're the head doctor."Anna's thoughts suddenly became erratic. She was excited and trying to tell me something, but she seemed to be fading on me. When. "A little agitated, Kelly said, "How do you know all this? Were you watching Alice and me? You were, weren't you! You shithead! Who have you done up there?"I decided to come clean. Partially, anyway. "The real estate agent, the day before you and I checked out the house together. And we haven't seen each other since our threesome the following day."Kelly's simmering anger was reaching the boiling point. "So, how was she? Better than me?"Angrily, I answered, " No. While we're at it, how was.