"Now we can get started with your punishment. Do you know how much the crystal figurines you stole are worth?" Mike asked, slapping Brandi's rump."No ...ir, I just liked them. I was gonna pay for them honest," Brandi replied."LIAR!" Mike yelled, startling the girl. "You took two very expensive hand made crystal figurines and had no intention of paying for anything." Giving Brandi a swat while taking a breath he continued, "So tell me thief, how many others have you stolen?" None. Mike please,. Not a single sitting elected official took that bait. The polls showed a serious bi-partisan support for the campaign to wipe out Islamic terror in the west. Even supposedly safe congressmen feared losing their re-election after two of their brethren attacked our response and promptly lost their seats to poorly funded opposition.The first attack on ISIS following Angela’s murder came on a Sunday morning. We had ironclad intel of an ISIS camp buried in Syria where we’d thought no terrorist. I pushed the heavy door open.The room inside was quiet. I saw the whole geek squad seated behind along wooden table. They were all staring at my direction."Whoa! A succubus! I told you guys that this is a secret base for anancient sex cult!" announced Rajan as he stood up from his seat,rushing towards me.I was afraid that I might have to kick him if he tried to touch me, notthat I minded kicking Rajan, he could be really annoying at times andthis seemed to be one of those times. But he stopped. " Who is Benedict Cosgrove and what is he to you?" Susan asked."Well, I'll leave it to you to find out more about the man yourself. In fact, I've never spoken to him for more than thirty seconds at a time. All you need to know is that he's a private investor and that I want him to invest some of his not inconsiderable wealth in my East European enterprises. Just make sure he associates an evening of high culture with a high degree of satisfaction that even Franz Schubert doesn't normally.