He grinned. He thought he’d relieved it multiple times… But now they had to go to work. Stan got up, grabbed the bowls, cups and cutlery and quick...y washed them up. With two women to please, he’d quickly found that keeping the place tidy was preferable to having both of the women in his life jabbering at his ear. Denise wiped them dry and Stan put them away. He turned to see Denise regarding him with a smile, then she leaned in and gave him a kiss. ‘Good boy,’ she told him. Stan grinned back.. I contribute to the applause and the soprano is called back on stage seven or eight times in a row. When the curtain falls on the stage for the last time, I take my stuff. I join the crowd and head towards the exit. It will take some time to walk down the endless stairs. Reaching the exit of the theater takes always a long time. People walk slowly while they comment on the show, check the booking of the “uber” driver or discuss the selection of a restaurant. The emotion of the music and of the. Sheri's father came down the steps of their brownstone, stealthily peeking back at the house. The driver opened the door, and he climbed in quickly."Jon Elsworth," he said by way of introduction, extending his hand."Steve Jeffery, pleased to meet you."He leaned back and looked me over. "So you're the magic man."I grinned. "How am I supposed to respond to that?" Proudly? She's out of her room. Getting dressed up. Going out, with a man. I don't know how you did it, but I had to meet the miracle. ”“Agent Jackson planned to attempt to gain a confession from you. My job was to evaluate his behavior with an innocent subject.”“Innocent?” I interrupted, “So you came in here knowing that I was right. That there’s something to my story?”“Not quite, Mr. Reynolds. You see, your theory about the situation is just as incorrect as Jackson’s. Percy Wilcox’s real name is Anatoly Markov. He is, or I should say he was, a Soviet espionage Agent.”“A spy, are you trying to tell me that the Russians want.