The last thing he needed is to have barged in and come face to face with a group of drunken squatters. Hearing the tele making a racket but no voices,...he knocks on the door.Opening the door, The Rat, with his usual charming look, sways in the doorway."Oh hell I've not seen you in a while, what do you want now?" slurs the Rat"We need a chat can I come in?" says the mystery manThe flat was dirtier than ever and nothing had changed except for the crates of lager, piled up like a Lego block tower,. .. shin... Men: Ken... You mean the new guy? You wasted a trip. There's nothing left of him. He's hollow--Tsubame (finding her tongue): That's not true! The Kenshin I know is a kind, strong person! (running forward) Kenshin!Man: Hey, watch it!(He puts out a hand to stop her.)Tsubame: Let me go! Let me see him!Man: Kuma?Kuma (sighing): Guess the samurai gets another guest.(Kenshin sits silently beside the uncorked bottle of white plum scent.)They say white plum has the power to ease the heart.... None of my business." I shut up at that point as I could see Dave had turned away and had a strange look about him."Lee ... can you keep a confidence? I mean ... an important confidence?" Yes. I think you know me well enough to trust that I will if I say I will."He nodded, paused, looked like he was trying to decide something, then spoke."The reason I don't have a girlfriend is because I prefer the company of males." Oh." I wasn't a very imaginative response, but he caught me by surprise. Now I. In the silence, a small voice spoke.“I don’t want to cause any trouble.” Anita mumbled. She still looking down as she said this to no-one in particular. “I can go if you like...” her voice trailed off at the end.My face softened. I realised that she was the victim in this whole mess.“No,” I said softly. “Stay.”“You can’t make those decisions for her!” Carol said to me. “She’s a grown woman - it needs to be her choice. But she needs to understand what she’s let herself in for.”Turning to Anita,.