The first door Nicole opened led to a very odd room. It looked like a cross between a medieval dungeon and a fitness suite. There were stocks and full...sized crosses covered in black padding. A cage big enough to hold a man if he was on his hands and knees stood in the far corner. A variety of whips and floggers were mounted on the walls."Is this your... ?" George asked."Yes, it's my dungeon," Nicole answered. "I bring naughty boys here and teach them some discipline."She looked at George and. "Not much to tell. I'm originally from Baltimore. I went to college inD.C. and moved up here for work. I'm working with computers at the bank,and you know I tend bar."William smiled. "How long have you been at The Hammer and The Nail?"Allison thought for a minute. "Years. How well do you know the Nail?"William smiled. "It's Jordan's favorite place. It's funny, workingthere, I just assumed you were gay."Allison laughed. "No. My life would be a lot simpler if I were. But, Ihave no interest in. They wouldn’t be doing much, there was no visiting family or friends, so it would be just the four of them, plus me. It gave me an idea.“We need to get people together when we are ready to be extracted,” I said to Mrs Clarke after maths on Thursday afternoon. It was afternoon break now so we had a few minutes to talk. “How about we have a birthday party, or a wedding anniversary, or something like that?”She frowned for a moment. “An engagement party might be better. Birthdays and especially. As soon as she had gone Lady Sheila turned to Tony."I expect you are wondering why I am taking such an interest in you."Tony said. "Yes I did wonder initially my lady." Initially, you mean you know why I'm interested in you?" Yes I have an idea." Tony replied."Well Tony, I understand you are an orphan and that you were brought up in an orphanage for a large part of your life, and I expect that you are full of resentment for the mother that abandoned you?"Tony replied. "No not really Lady Sheila.