The submitted papers established that he was qualified in advance aerial navigation and for night flying, was qualified to engage in search and rescue...missions and held a basic light aircraft preliminary maintenance certificate. On that day, applicant Mortimer was one of the eight of twenty-one applicants selected to advance to the next step to demonstrate their flying skills and then proceed on to aptitude testing. After the applicants were briefed, with heavy emphasis on safety, they were. They were alone.With a sigh, he put his coffee on her desk and crouched down next to her, pulling her chair out slightly so he could look into her face. "Are you okay?" he asked, letting his hands run up and down her arms. He'd been mad, and he wouldn't hide it. But she looked so vulnerable sitting there, faint vestiges of her tears still apparent if you knew what to look for."I'll be better when we get this whole mess straightened out and I can get back on this case. He didn't do this, Justin,. I expect it was because of those rotten straps and cords. So I must be made to know I am a nothing. Just a little curio picked up along the way. He does not strip me. He does not strike me. He does not ask questions. He just motions with his hand and I am taken down and locked in what he calls the ´Brig´. I do not like his Brig. It is awful! I must have claustrophobia. The tiny iron box with its rivet heads was a terrible place for a girl all alone. I did not know what he had done with the. They knew a lot about Tandra, especially how Tandra had been hiding out around the house watching for people coming around. The neighbor across the street kept a close eye on her for safety, as well as ensuring she had safe places to sleep. We all saw the light go on over her head as she realized that she woke up in our garage many times without even knowing how she got there. Anytime it rained or stormed, in soaked clothes, she did try to find a mostly sheltered place to sleep. It dawned on.