She shuffled nervously as the other members of the board arranged themselves with their notes and files. Sam eyed her suspiciously, sensing from her a...titude she had a bombshell to drop.At last the Chairman strode in and stood by the top of the table. He waited for everyone's attention before sitting, 'like some Field Marshal, ' Rebecca often thought."Ahem!" Rebecca said. "Can I say something before we begin?"Sam leaned forward grinning. Several others had bemused expressions. Few of them had. “No, no way am I doing that!”“Pierce?” Veronica said warningly as she stood up and put her hands on her hips.“NO WAY! I just want to go home. Now let me and Haley leave!” Pierce demanded.“No.” Veronica said as she swiftly kicked Pierce in the balls, making him curl up in pain.“Oooohhhh” He stammered, as Haley gasped in fear.“Now then, How about some fun.”“No, please, nothing else, just let us go!” Pierce demanded.“I will, but first, stand up, and lean against that wall.” Veronica pointed to a. ” She put a leash on Don, while Mathew put one on Cindy. “Come with us,” she said. “Maybe you’ll be more interesting downstairs.” With only candlelight in the basement, Don and Cindy could not see very much. That and they had no idea what they were looking at. Cindy led Don to a stool in the middle of the room. Mathew had Cindy stand in the corner facing the wall and had her put her hands behind her back. Each received a blindfold. Mathew and Jamie said nothing while they put ankle and wrist. John said, “I’ll leave you alone for a while to settle in. I’m sure it will be rough for you and you don’t need clumsy old me hanging around. If you need anything, pick up the telephone and dial 1111. That will get you to Cathy and she can help you in any way that you need. Okay?”“Yes. Thanks a lot, John, for everything you’ve done for us.” She smiled at him fondly. She added, “Ed has been absolutely wonderful. My husband likes him now and finally understands what Beth saw in him.”John said,.