Have ya got an alley or something that runs behind yer yard?" Unfortunately, no, but the house on the lot bordering the back yard has been for sale fo... the last four months. With the economy the way it is, I don't think anyone will be buying it anytime soon. He may be able to come through there." Debby sighed and shook her head. "I really hope someone doesn't see him and call the police. That's more trouble than we need right now." I'd take a run-in with the long arm of the law over a run-in. "Yes boss. No one has been close tothe display since it was put there." It can't have just vanished. It was placed there last night. You surethat you couldn't have missed something?" Panic was already welling updeep within Gwyn's mind."No boss. I went through the lot on fast forward. I was paying fullattention to the feed," Cosgrave told him."It can't just have vanished! We can do the presentation without thedemonstration, but it will effectively kill our chances of winning thework." Gwyn knew. Something didn’t sound right about what Tilda said, he thought. Something was… off. He didn’t know how to explain what he knew was true, only that he knew that it was. Standing, he walked to the stairs and climbed them effortlessly. Crossing quickly to her chamber, he raised his hand to knock, and stopped. What the hell had gotten into him? It was late, and she was likely asleep, especially if she were truly ill. Feeling like a cad, he turned away and strode to his chamber down the hall. He. Heart and breathe, blood pressure, a prick in my arm with a needle to see how I bleed and how fast I stop bleeding. The Nurse nods, meaning I am fit for The Punishment. Immediately, I have the cuffs and shackles removed, but only to be restrained on The Whipping Bench, ankles, wrists and waist, with my bum exposed high in the air and my head low. The wide-open-mouth gag is kept to prevent me from biting my tongue.Now The People are already taking their seats. The Leader remembers The People.