From Cesar Romero's soft Latin inflections, and the swarthy appearance of his cohorts, I wondered vaguely if he'd dug them up through his Mexican drug...contacts."Now, Mr. Costain," Cesar Romero was saying, "you are quite correct that one of our assignments was to eliminate you. But—" he went on emphatically, gesturing me silent with his free hand even though I hadn't said a word—"this is a contingency assignment, to be executed only if we are unable to complete our primary objective. Do you. I turned off the monitor, but kept recording and listening to make sure Anne wasnt coming upstairs. Then did the same as Chrissy left and Sarah entered. Amazing how things just fall into place some times. After Anne and the girls left i cued up the tapes, leaving the first one of Sarah for last and went to grab a fresh cup of coffee and wake Cindy. Waking Cindy I gave her a cup of fresh coffee and said come with me. Slipping on her robe she followed me to my bedroom. I sat next to her on the. "Are you serious about Cate, Dad?"I had been thinking about this for some time now and really my answer should be yes. But I really needed to know how Cate felt. We had bantered about our relationship, but I was not someone who could get into and out of a relationship at the drop of a hat. I equivocated by replying to Ellie. "I am very fond of her."I could tell by Ellie's expression that this was not enough for her, but thankfully she did not press me on this point. However I was certain that. .. but instead you chose to squander it on your own selfish lusts..."In rapid succession, visions of the young girls I had abused over the years played out before me. And not just the girls, but the parents I had blackmailed into using – and allowing others to use – their daughters." ... piling evil upon evil upon evil with no end in sight. Corrupting and destroying everything and everyone you touched along the way..."Then came the visions of punishment, as I sought to use fear and intimidation.