"That's why she was assaulted. We got to her before they might have killed her, but not quickly enough to prevent the assault that has put her in the ...ospital.The small woman was gazing very earnestly up at me but she would not meet my eyes. She seemed to be almost pleading. "Mr. Humphries, I have already told you much more than I should, because Carole is not only my colleague but also my friend. You are a forceful man, and we are concerned about your reaction to this event. What Campos told. Olivia had answered the door, something she knows she never should have done. It's just that what she saw in the peephole didn't seem to make any sense. At a glance he looked like a mid-twenties well-toned Caucasian male pothead without a shirt on. When you have decent lighting however he looks like something not even remotely human. His skin was a light shade of green like the underside of a leaf. The lines and veins of his skin looked more at home on a plant then an animal. His hair wasn't. The attractive girl hurried outside with Suzie and soon they gathered the bed linen and other items and brought them in.“We’ll take them straight upstairs where I can iron later” said Suzie.The two went up to Suzie’s bedroom as that was a convenient place to leave the washing. They put it on the bed. In the draught the wardrobe door opened.Jo saw several canes hanging there. Suzie didn’t spot her surprise as she was already heading out of the room.Jo took a closer look. Yes, five canes but why. You carry me back to the couch and set me on it.I have one more gift to open, you tell me, and hand me a box about the size of the dress boxes, but this has been wrapped in rosy pink gift paper, tied with a deep rose satin ribbon. As I untie the ribbon, I see that it really is four different strands, each about three feet long.You take them from me, telling me we will save them for later, and wink at me.Daddy!I lift the lid to the box and gasp as I see what is inside. There are two identical.