AfterLily took her seat in the car, he entered the vehicle. Mark drove themtowards her home. As they drove along, Mark would periodically look atLily ...s she stared out the passenger side window with a faint smile onher face. They entered Lily's home. As Mark closed the front door, Lily looked atMark and said, "I'm going out tonight." What?" I'm going out with Carl." Why?" Mark demanded to know. "He wants my company. Since his divorce, he's been a lonely man." But you said..." It's all an act,. We said goodbye, and I saw her walk away by herself. Come to think of it, it didn't seem like she had any other friends in that class. She always sat alone in class, which was strange for such a pretty girl.But anyway, I headed back to my dorm. I would prepare for my meeting tomorrow to make sure I wouldn't disappoint her.The next day I met up with Julia, we worked hard for an hour or so. "I'm exhausted, I think that's enough for today" she said."Yeah probably" I said."You're really smart you. They're sure I won't remember. I remember." What?" A group of Imperial Navy officers were meeting some American arms merchants in a bar in Saigon. The Japs wanted a German submarine ... the Yanks had one. This would have been ten years or so ago." Scottie ruminated. "The officers were saying something about trading in the islands ... and eliminating the competition. Japanese Co-Prosperity Sphere." We need to shake this one," I said."How about we sink it?" Can we do that?" Dark of the moon in. Many strip clubs, bars, porn studios, sex shops and brothels are full of slaves. Most are young, beautiful women, but it isn't uncommon to see men pressed into the erotic services. The city drones on around you, and you stare drowsily into the fire. You haven't rested in days, and exhaustion is taking over. Despite the steady chatter of the pedestrians on the sidewalk a dozen yards away, you find yourself drifting off. Suddenly, you notice a man has stopped at the end of your alley. He is.