I reallydon't think you would have survived if the guys looking for you hadfound you. Now you are perfectly hidden in plain sight, although you cannot...be described as plain. You are just as beautiful as I thought youwould be." Beautiful. Yeah, right! Pull the other one, there's no way anyone wouldever describe me as beautiful." But Joanie, it's true." She dragged me to my feet and I stumbled afterher across the room. She led me into her bedroom and shoved me in frontof a full length mirror.. ” “And how long will I have to wear this,” I gestured to the ropes with my chin and, at the last minute, remembered to address her correctly, “Mistress Erin?” “Probably until lunch. I don’t think Bridget wants us to have to feed you, but you never know.” This was all so crazy. I shook my head and found that Erin already was on her way outside again. I hurried after her, my movement awkward with my arms unable to move. Erin continued showing me the farm, once more acting as if nothing was out of. As soon as Sarah spoke, the secretary recognized her voice and started giving advice. "Honey, where are you? No, don't tell me, everyone is looking for you. Why did you do it? I know that Special Agent Fitzgerald can be a trial at times, but you should not have joined up with that criminal Malone.Sarah finally got a word in, "Mr. Malone is not a criminal! He is being framed. Let me talk to Special Agent Fitzgerald and I can get this all made jake." It took a few minutes before Fitzgerald came. " Status report?" chirped Matt, a brief burst of gravitons from a tracking portal. "5 by 5" Kathy chirped back with gravitons, a code that meant the mission was proceeding within acceptable parameters. The attackers could sense nothing.The car trip lasted for hours. Matt would ping Kathy occasionally to let her know he was still with her. Kathy was actually beginning to get a bit bored, in spite of it being stuffy to breathe under the hood, when the man on her left started to grope her.