But a few minutes later there was a knock on the door again.Petra was still only dressed in her robe and answered the door half expecting to find Sue ...tanding there again. Instead, a figure dressed in black with a beanie hat pulled tightly over their head pushed passed her in a great hurry.“What the…Who the hell are you,” screamed Petra as she was almost pushed to the floor. “Hey come back here!” She said as she saw the intruder disappear into her bedroom and gave chase. To her amazement. I had expected, hoped, to have relinquished command by Christmas at the latest, able then to go, cap in hand, to Colonel Slade or John Stafford, and ask for a position in either of their departments, and thus be at the centre of any search for Eloise de la Zouche. However it would seem I would have to wait longer before starting my search for the one remaining member of the murderous crew responsible for the death of my family, and until all the perpetrators of that foul deed were dead I would. "Helen relented a bit. "I know, and I’ll be careful. But I’ll also make up my own mind."Thankfully, Miranda didn’t bring the discussion back to Lisa, and neither did she ask awkward questions about Helen’s romantic interests. The next hour went by with idle chit-chat, only interrupted when they put away the dishes, and then Miranda was off to the next stop on her quest to inform the world about the dangers of new neighbors.Helen let out a relieved sigh once the door closed behind her friend.. James I didn’t see as much. He had a lot keeping him on the move. His job as private investigator kept him busy of course, but he had also been tasked by the law firm to do research on this and that subject whenever he wasn’t chasing down witnesses or evidence or some other important detail.At the moment, as it happened, James was sitting beside me and stirring his drink.“Mom and Uncle Ron are coming down this weekend or so I’ve been told by Jenna,” said James. I raised an eyebrow.“Okay,” I.