Marjorie realised he held all the aces. Sally had been so keen to get a car she had not even read what she signed.Marjorie sat on the couch, her shoul...ers slumped as she realised what she had to do. To save her daughter from the clutched of Arthur Collins she would have to submit to his every command. The first command, of course, was to give herself to Arthur’s dog Hector. “You really are an evil bastard” she said “let’s get this over with. Where is your bloody dog?” Arthur walked to the. "I jumped to my feet and went to her. She stood up and almost fell into my arms and I felt sobs shaking her body. Finally she composed herself a little and sank back into the chair, drying her eyes while her face slowly returned to its normal colour."But James, darling," she protested, "I admit you've seen through me but you still don't expect me to believe this absurd story about Uncle Albert's potion."I decided to put the ball in her court. "Well, Fran, you tell me. What proof would you. “Am I not conversing with you?” Anger bubbled through me. “Am I not engaging you with rational discourse while you only seek to maim and slay me with no regard to the justification of your actions.”His face twisted in anger and he slammed his sword at me. And so did Lisa.They reacted at the same moment. I angered and provoked Richard into attacking and somehow Lisa knew to attack at the same moment. The pair were far more coordinated attackers than I would thought possible. As I danced back,. "Maybe I couldjust hold my breath while I wait? It's not as spectacular as an airbagmalfunction, or being trapped in a dirt collapse while digging a trenchoutside your home. Definitely not as grisly as having your chest cavedin by a pneumatic jack but hey..." I'll put a rush on it then," the Professor assured me, a voice in thebackground speaking to him in low feminine tones. "Look, Karen. Keepyour phone handy. I promise I'll do the best I can with this. In themeantime I have an idea that.