Tim went around to the driver’s side and got in. Mark climbed in the back seat. Tim looked in her purse and got the car keys. While looking for the ...ar keys, he found a hotel key and noticed a hotel receipt where she had paid for three days, so Tim drove to the hotel.When Tim and Mark got Catherine to the hotel, she was so high on the drugs that Tim had given her that she did not resist when Tim told her that they would help her get to her hotel room. That way she could lie down and rest until. Dressed, the money safely in her purse, they set out for the bank. Once again, upon entering Emma is escorted to the president’s office immediately. Grace, her father’s secretary in his time is there at her desk; Emma chats with her some and introduces Donald. Grace seems to size Donald up and smiles encouraging to show her approval.The Bank President comes to his door hearing Emma’s voice, and a slight frown falls on his face as he sees Donald with her. He had hoped when they met at the. " Dad couldn't decide how to assign blame, or responsibility, or whatever. Definitely not a good sign."I, well, uh, I lost my job." What?" Traci exclaimed."How could that happen?" I demanded. "They need you."To be honest, I wasn't all that sure what dad did. He was some kind of strategic planner for the state. I didn't understand it, but I had the impression that he was good at it. At least his boss, Bill Miller, always said he couldn't do his job without Dad."I don't get it. How could they. I thought my dad was a great guy all those years and then I find out he wasn’t and it was a real let down. I knew I was going to get a scholarship for swimming because I already had some written letters offering them. When I looked at which ones were the best for me, I finally narrowed it down to three, Iowa State, which was only a hundred and fifty miles from where we lived in Aberdeen, Illinois and last but not least, Oregon State. How these people had ever heard about me I’ll never know,.