She was also wearing a similar silk scarfand gloves. I would have guessed she was in her mid-forties.Both were also carrying handbags.Both needed help...down the slippery steps and into the boat, the daughtermainly because of her heels and the mother because she was obviouslyrestricted by everything; her heels, her skirt and the tight fit of herjacket. After I had finally got them both settled in the boat, seated onone of the cross benches at the prow, I went back up the steps to checkfor any. "Neil picked up the phone to Doug. Doug had started his career in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and had graduated to the SAS where he had reached the rank of staff-sergeant. He stood six foot two and was built like a tank. He worked as a storeman for the local Territorial Army unit in Edinburgh. The unit's permanent staff adjutant knew of his secondary job and once again getting time off was generally not a problem."Good morning, Staff," said Neil."Good morning, Sergeant-Major," came. ”“I think that’ll work fine,” replied Wren.“Ok, what about the dreaded tubes. Are we using them?”“Thanks I almost forgot; they do liven up things don’t they. I think we should use them to the gate, if that’s all right. How many of those do you have?”“I have eighteen of them, three boxes of six.”“With you using the inflatable gags, I can go ahead and put them on in the Suburban after I get you all decked out.” I helped Wren get in the passenger door of Suburban and her slide backwards so her. She swapped herhealthy body for the body of a thirty-one year old female paraplegic whohad been shot twice by her former boyfriend. Both bullets struck thepatient's torso. The lower wound resulted in a complete injury to thespinal cord, which was completely severed. The upper wound shatteredseveral bones in the spinal column resulting in compression and bruisingof the spinal cord. The outcome was what we term an incomplete injury tothe cord. The patient was left with diminished use of her arms.