Granted that my mother did give me the information that I acted on, but you are the one who made it happen." Do I get an explanation or are you just g...ing to kick me out of the car?" Mom overheard your conversation with Ralph and later she asked Ralph for clarification." And Ralph is?" One of the men you entertained at the Lafayette Hotel." Oh." That's it? Just "Oh?" I won't apologize for anything I did before I met you or explain it." Not even when it speaks to the kind of woman you might be?". A Degree and a Broker’s License would have you ready to open your own office in less than 6 years, faster if you take one of those Accelerated Programs. How does that all sound to you?” I asked.“Are you telling me all of this to get rid of me?” Jennifer said.“Absolutely not! You’re smart, and beautiful – you deserve the best you can get, and your Daddy would be so proud of you if you did this,” I looked at Caroline who was giving me a ‘good job’ look as we winged our way to our Palo Alto. " He pushed paper across the desk toward both of them."Both?" Peterson said in a worried tone. "We've been getting regular updates on the DoD sites, but..." Her voice trailed off as she read the messages."The kidnapping stuff is pure FBI. I'll have Fitzhugh get on it tomorrow morning. It sounds like routine," she said as she digested the contents of the messages. "The power grid thing is a bit ... vague. Are you sure he's not scamming us for more work?" He hasn't scammed us yet," pointed out. He walked over, ignored my outstretched hand and gave me a big embrace. "I've been hunting for you a couple of hours, and finally some bozo condescended to tell me you were probably at the opera house rehearsing. I was about to head over to see if they'd let me in." Damn good to see you, Sam," I told him. "It's been way too long. But I wish you'd let me know you were coming in early, I'd have had our limo there waiting for you." Limo, huh?" he said, looking at me a little funny. "Naw, I just.