The Speaker removed his hand from his coat and was relieved of a snub-nosed revolver. He stared at me with utter hatred in his eyes. I stared back, un...illing to be intimidated.Then I saw something else leap into his eyes.It was a look of satisfaction.That scared me, because everyone was concentrating on him, which meant my back was vulnerable.The Speaker's eyes gloated in victory.I spun, and dropped, trying to move out of the line of fire. Even as I dropped I flinched, awaiting the impact of. Noteven skin grapht surgery would get the ink off. Needless to say,their stunning beauty and Hollywood careers would be lost in aninstant as soon as the ink touched their skin! I would then tradethem the antidote for a full confession and a few million dollarsfor what they did to me last year. Not much was gonna happen tiltomorrow so I decided to walk the streets of New York City and finda nice place to grab a sandwich with real meat. It had been almost afull year since I had a nice steak or. A fleck of toothpaste hung in thecorner of his mouth. "Here, I'll wipe." Beth dug a handkerchief out of herpatch pocket. "You really must be thorough, Sandy. Cleanliness is next togodliness. Slow down a little. It's not a race." Beth dabbed at Sandy'smouth, removing the damp wisp. "And did you sit?" Yes Ma'am." Good. Always try so you can sleep through the night. Now give me a hug andhop into bed."Sandy hugged his mother deeply, cheek to cheek. "I love you , Mommie." I love you too, Sweetheart.. She lowered her car window and stared at me. There was a tear running down her cheek. I was still out of breath, but I managed to say, "Kelly you are not weak and despicable. You're strong and good. You were just trying to do something that's not part of your nature. You have no more business trying to be a faithful housewife, than I have trying to play linebacker for the Chicago Bears. It just isn't you." I smiled at her. "Baby, I don't need to wait until the end of time. I know right now that.