David left after tea for the pub and the group. Somewhat apprehensive of their reaction to him at first, he soon relaxed as the conversation remained ...irmly away from him and his situation, and he went home pleasantly inebriated.On Sunday morning over breakfast, Celia had a suggestion.“David, every two weeks you go to your parents on Friday night and come home on Saturday morning.”“Yes, to coincide with your day off.”“Exactly. You come home after a hard week at work and have to pack for. He handed it to Helen.Bethan looked at it and at Suzie.“Six of the best, Bethan. Would you bend over” said Helen.Bethan faced the wall and bent over and touched her toes. Helen lifted her skirt to reveal a very attractive bottom in thin pale yellow pants and the girl’s bare legs. She moved to Bethan’s side. Suzie was transfixed and had a great view. Bethan’s cheeks twitched as the cane touched. The first of six loud swishes was. The 4th and 5th Amendments to the US Constitution, whose provisions were now severely gutted compared to the robust protections of the old days, had just barely prevented Julius from himself being forever dragged away from his family’s home. The city’s power-tripping Badges had worked him over with every trick in the book – solitary confinement, beatings, and truth serums, until they were required by law to restore his freedom to him. It was a cold case with no clues to follow and no means to. I looked aroundto see if anyone was laughing at me or ringing the police on theirmobiles. I swear that I saw a baby in a pram with a mobile but that mayhave just been my heightened sense of unreality. I then noticed thatall the faces were different. I then remembered that people neverstayed long in places like that and a whole new load of gulliblepunters had taken the place of the ones that were there when wearrived.We ate our meal in silence. Sheila was too busy filling her face and Iwas.