Sorry about not feeding you, but there's nothing here to feed you with. You've got water, coffee and access to the toilets. I'll find some spare toile... paper, towels and sheets from the lower level before we leave. We want to be out of this state before the alert goes out for us."I saw a few nods and a few grumps. I refused to trust this crowd with my life so they were staying locked up.Someone yelled out, "What about the guards? They need medical attention!"I replied, "They're part and parcel. “We’ll pay you,” he said and Susan actually found that they were quite easy but the downside was the accounts had to be signed off by a registered accountant, which Susan then wasn’t, so there was still the expense of the outside accountants.After talking to her bank and a local business premises dealer she was now in a position to make an offer to set herself up in an office not too far from the factory. Also she informed Ted that as she was now a fully registered accountant would the factory. "Down!" she shouted and pulled her non-regulation Colt 1911 45 Caliber. At the same time she tripped the frozen commander and turned to see the XO fall with blood squirting from what was left of his forearm. Two shots rang from Brenda's automatic and the two men behind the car flew into the wall of the building behind them each with a third eye in their heads.Willie yanked the XO's belt from his pants and formed a crude tourniquet above his elbow. The flow of blood slowed as Willie tightened. I got the job with the race team. I spent my weekends at the shop, learning the operation. During Spring Break, Tara and I traveled with the team to a race, watching the events from the pits. Our car qualified well, but retired about halfway through the event with engine problems. The “post-mortem” on the motor revealed some of the same problems that the team owner had been frustrated with. We knew we had our work cut out for us, but my rapport with some of the shop crew had me hopeful.