You've read of parallel worlds where things are almost but not quite the same... ?" Jack looked at Jacquie and then carried on, "Well, picture one whe...e a DS Jack Adams is taken by a stranger called Pulse to a house owned by a man called Professor Blythe. While there, both Adams and Pulse are transferred to another world, from which they finally escape to arrive in a world just like theirs, only it's not. And that's the short version. Believe me, you don't want me to go through the long version. You listen while I take my shower."He headed up the stairs. Noah shaved, showered and dressed in shorts, polo and a pair of Docksiders. As he descended his stairs he saw Rachel, standing behind his sofa and testing different listening locations. He regarded the backs of her legs and her shoulders.Noah approached her from behind. He slipped his arms around her ribcage and kissed the base of her neck."You startled me!" she exclaimed and then giggled as he nuzzled her neck. "I like that..."He ran. It is the same to us as being engaged and being someone's fiancée. Mommy and Daddy, I want you to meet my novia, Josh and Mary," Cassie said. John was nodding as if he'd known this was coming. Cassie took a deep breath. "And Brian." Bea gasped and then started to giggle. John looked at her and shook his head."I should have known," John sighed. "I did know, at least in part. Brian told me at your graduation that you would be Josh's first wife." He looked at me. "Don't blame me," he said to me.. "And who was the defense counsel?" Jack asked."I believe it was William Devers, sir." What was Mr. Devers rank at the time?" He was an ensign, sir. I think he had been at Subic for about a week when he received the appointment." Did Mr. Devers raise a question about Miss Jennings' capacity to stand trial?" Jack pursued."Yes, sir, he did," Judkins answered. It was obvious that he was now becoming very nervous as the significance of his own testimony sank in."What did Mr. Devers say?" Jack.