. there we are! We were just walking out of the station right there,” Taal’ani pointed.“OK. Play it at normal speed,” Inari commanded. Her cre... mate did as she was told and played the video. It went on for a few more seconds before the shots rang out and everyone dove for cover.“Stop there! Back it up seven seconds and go at half speed,” Inari told her friend. Taal’ani did as she was asked, and the video played. They all studied the slow motion captures and Inari sighed heavily.“I was the. They didn't usually get back until well after midnight. Pete was officially Snookie's babysitter on those nights, and his parents had agreed that having me over wouldn't interfere with Pete's duties.After supper that night, we started a game of Monopoly, but soon got bored with it. Since it was Friday night, we made sure to watch The Twilight Zone. After that Pete told Snookie to go take her bath and get ready for bed. She resisted a little, reminding him that it was a weekend, but soon went. I’d met Janine at work. We both worked for Curtis Distributors Inc. a business with operations in half a dozen Midwestern states. She'd been Robert Curtis', the CEO's secretary. But, for the past five years, she had been working in records. It had been a promotion for her, like I said; actually, she ran the place. Me? I was a field agent—sounds better than salesman—responsible for wholesaling dry goods, mostly clothes, but some other things to supermarkets and the like. I was pretty good at it.. Let’s leave this stuff in here until we get dressed and then we can take it with us to our cars.” “Good. I want a nice hot shower. Being a victim is a real pain.” “Yeah, I want a shower too. It’s the only way to get the smell of chlorine out of my hair,” Fran said. As I stood, I lost my balance and almost fell into the water. Fran caught my arm and pulled me to her, wrapping her arms around my shoulders. “Are you alright?” she asked. “All that time in the water just made me a little tired I.