He didn’t say anything…but, if I recognized him, I’m sure he knew who I was.”Steve then asked a very simple question. “What punishment if a...y…did you give to Karen?”Melissa took another sip of her wine. “I didn’t really punish her. I mean, I did and I didn’t.” She had this pleading look to her face, as if she was trying to convince Steve that Karen had learned a lesson, without having been punished. “Steve, her friends abandoned her. When I went to the store, she was all alone…scared,. "Yeah, surrre you did," the boss responded, sarcastically. "But I did tell you that I thought this place was military. I guess they proved it," he said, nodding to the two gunships, one still obviously searching, the other high up, then indicated the hummer with the weapon on top. I'll just be glad when we get this job completed and get back to regular work. It's going to be bitch enough carving out all those rooms and connecting hallways without this shit going on." You can bet you won't catch. You do understand, darling? I'll untie yourhands so we can get you packed up and on your way." NO! I give in," he shouted. "I can't bear to lose you, Emma. I'll do whatyou want." Good move!" she exclaimed. "It won't be easy for you, darling, butprovided you do everything that you are told, in four weeks it will all beover and we can put this behind us and start afresh." She gave him a peckon the forehead and then untied his hands."I want you to get dressed and while you're doing that I'll write. I mean, he was OK with you but the rest of us got a quick once over.”“I met him this morning,” I said. “He’s ... normal. I mean, he makes no bones about what his job is and how seriously he takes it.”“If you can do it without being obvious, look at his shoe,” Chris said.I gave my shoulder a good pop and looked downward for a moment. Then I looked questioningly at Chris.“Is that... ?” I asked.“A mirror,” he said.“That’s pretty fucked up,” I said. I had read stories about what guys with mirrors.