I wanted to re-purpose a guest bedroom for the lab. It was dangerous to have in a multi-purpose room. You see, when populating a circuit board it's na...ural to snip off the excess length of leads on the components. Those little bits of wire tend to fly amazing distances. The ends are sharp—like little chisels. One does NOT walk around barefoot near an electronics bench without getting perforated feet. Rugs and carpeting are out of the question, both to limit hiding places for the bits of sharp. I froze, petrified, having forgotten about Randy's rather sinister promise to pay a visit after dark. He would think I was following his order; I had forgotten to turn on the outside light. The second knock was more forceful."Randy?" I spoke softly, my resolve unyielding. Under no circumstances was I going to open the door and let him inside. Why had I said his name? What if Mrs. Hubbard or someone else was checking to see why my house was dark?"Sarah, open the door." No, I told you not to. In fact his hiring policy made her feel creeped out.As were other things she saw.The class stopped to look down into one of the labs. Another couple of men were circling around one of those suspicious chairs. In it sat a woman. She had a rather strange looking device over her head."Victoria down there was a high driven career type," said Fink. "The stress of her job caused her all kinds of problems. We intend to help her overcome them. It'll make her a far happier person."Fink certainly had to. The contact brought him back to the moment. Taking her hand in his, Michael brought it to his lips placing a light kiss on the back of her hand. ‘I’m fine, how could I not be, you and Valerie are with me,’ Michael said, giving her a lopsided grin as he returned her hand to his thigh. The town itself was like walking into a postcard. If you thought English country village this is the image that would be conjured. Nogardshire proper was laid out in a half circle around the base of an escarpment.