But meantime. How soon are we due at the sick bay?"He glanced at his chronometer. "We meet Bernard and Zo there in about forty minutes." Time enough, ...hen." Time for what?" Time to go talk to Joe, I'm sure he's been sitting non-stop at the communicator that's still down there. We've kind of left them hanging and swinging, and I need to make contact." What do you plan to say?" A little of this, a little of that, and nothing definite," she said. "We've got to talk this through at tomorrow's. The events of the next few hours were somewhat of a blur, I must have been drugged or something.Eventually I came around to find myself stripped naked, except for a pair of black stockings and suspenders, strapped down to a bed in a small dark cell-like room.My eyes slowly adjusting to the light I wasamazed to discover standing before me my 30 year old Personal Assistant Ms Jones, and a young black man aged about 20 or so, who I think was called Wayne worked as a security guard at my. " Charlie started."Know your name?" the girl finished with a grin. "I've been expectingyou." What?" Charlie asked, stepping forward with a frown. Then he shook hishead and said, "Then you know why I came. I bought a chocolate that wassupposed to keep me from gaining weight... but then THIS happened?" Hegestured down at himself.Dannie nodded, frowning slightly. "You didn't read the label did you?" Um...no," Charlie responded slowly, wondering what that had to do withit.She shook her head. "You. She had been looking frantically for another job, but nothing was panning out. And her financial resources were quickly dwindling. Saving money had never been her strong suit. Then she had talked to her friend Jenny who lived in the same apartment building. Over drinks she blurted out all her problems and almost broke into tears when she admitted that she wasn't even sure where she would we get next month's rent. That's when Jenny told her about Mr. Smith, the wealthy business man who owned the.