And it was true. They were doing a number of commercials over the next few months. Sophie had just started a very lucrative gig with Maybelline cosmet...cs--something she used anyway, so getting paid to advertise for them was a bonus."True. We've got more than enough money for now." And all those things we're planning on doing in the fall, that'll help," Sophie reminded him. As the upcoming year was the last year they'd be skating, they were taking everything that was offered. They were doing two. . And that if he died, I should keep my eyes out for a dog that looks like him ... Slim, black, with very short, shiny hair...” She points down at a semi-growling Casanova – slim, black, with very short, shiny hair ... So one noight I’m watching UK of Zoo ... And the guy – you...” She points at Dennis, “ ... pop up saying that he’s called Casanova, and I always used to call my Jimi ‘Casanova’, because he wuz a real ladies man before he met me ... Then he says Casanova is 5 years old, and I’m. ‘I need a shower. Perhaps that will revive me.’ ‘Okay. And I think you could use a massage afterward.’ ‘Excellent suggestion.’ I tried to smile as I headed upstairs. A few minutes later, I stood underneath the hot spray of the showerhead, leaning back against the tile wall, my eyes closed. As the hot water cascaded down my front, I could feel the stress and fatigue melting away, being carried down the drain to the mysterious abyss of the city sewer system. Slowly, I began to feel more human,. The others quickly remove my clothes, and suddenly I am standingthere, naked and shivering. The one holding my hair leans toward me. "Get on the table," she orders. I hesitate, and all three of them move atonce, placing me on the table on my back. One of them raises my arms over myhead and cuffs my wrists to something; the others are spreading my legs wideand attaching my ankles to pipes that are far apart. I am helpless and wideopen. The lights are dimmed, and they surround me. One reaches out.