Ellie pulled her over to the wardrobesection."Susan, take as many dresses as you can carry," she said."Thanks but I'm not sure when I would wear them.... Trust me Susan there are going to be many occasions in the future whenyou will."During the evening Susan was seen in deep conversation with Ellie. Aftera few minutes they called Kat, Leigh, Sophie and Kyle over to join them."That lot look as though they are up to something," observed Josie."Well watch out because I think Elle and my Mum would be. ” When he left she looked at me. “Mr. Henderson your government would like to ask you for a favor.”Perplexed I replied, “A favor? What kind of a favor?” This didn’t sound good. “What could the government possibly need my help with?”“Mr. Henderson, it’s about your new neighbor.”“You mean Tony Monassario?”“Yes, his friends call him Big Tony.”“What is this? Some kind of joke?”“I wish it were Mr. Henderson, but your new neighbor is a member of organized crime.”“Organized crime? You mean like the. When my head finally cleared, I awoke in a bright room with a bed and bars over the window. Alex was not with me and I immediately called out for her. "Mom, I'm here, locked in a room" she had replied. It sounded like she was right next door to my room. Thank the lord she was ok. When I tried the door to my room, it too was locked. For the next few days we were not allowed to see each other, but we could talk through the walls.During the second day was when they took each of us for the medical. There is a smattering of cities and towns left standing, many communities being deserted. There’s a lot of farms, too, many of them smaller ones formed when the big agribusinesses collapsed. A lot of the farmworkers even set up co-ops. They’re trying to hold it together, just like Crawford and other surrounding counties.“It’s just not the easiest thing in a world where many families had to take in their elders when Social Security and Medicare ceased to exist, farm subsidies are toast, where.