D.C. 'burbs. He's getting job credits and tax writeoffs for the people he's got snatching the girls!"I rolled my eyes, then considered that maybe she ...ouldn't see. "Balls of a brass monkey," I said.Another kid had been reported missing just a day or two earlier, this one in another suburb, Falls Church. "Well, Arlington seemed to be the most recent address, and it's next door to Falls Church, so I needed to do something," she told me. "They had a hotline, and I bought one of those el cheapo. "That should earn you brownie points," teased Court."Don't need them."She certainly did not. Her first year had been a resounding success. Her piano tutor had taught her some finer points of pedalling and what could be achieved with different wrist weights but had admitted that there was little else she could teach her. She was able to concentrate on the theoretical work, improve her clarinet playing and work more at choral training which she loved.The rehearsals at home with Kristian were a. She resisted them no more but lay on her front and howled into her pillow."I'll stay with her," said Dan softly. "Thanks."The crew both smiled at him and went back to James.Dan sat on the side of the bed and gently stroked Gina's back. Gradually the howls died down and she fell asleep. Dan crept out of the room and went to find Molly. She had not moved. She was still sitting at the kitchen table staring into space. Dan turned the oven off. Luckily it had been turned down before the calamity had. "No one said anything for a minute, but it was obvious that Chris was trying to understand that response and how it connected to the transformation of Cathy. "Okay, this is going to sound really crass and rude, but I have to ask you, Cathy. What the heck happened? It's like I knew you yesterday, and even this morning as a matter of fact, and now, you are a totally different person. What did you do, walk in door number one and outdoor number three?"Once again Cathy blushed, "Yes, pretty much so..