The lead story was about Mike Magillois slain in plain sight at a revival in Sparta. There was a long list of things he was supposed to have achieved ...nd barely mentioned his upcoming testimony. They made it sound like he was a white Martin Luther King. I found it hilarious how they described the “likely weapon” as a high power assault rifle. They went on to say that the slaying may have been racially motivated. I must have been paying to close attention to the news and not enough to Amy. " Acknowledged," the AI responded tonelessly."Very clever," Margret observed. "If they can't hear her, then they can't be charged with disobedience."Aswani had assumed the role of protective mother and was the most coherent of the four refugees. "Is anyone knowing what can be done?" I'm working on it," Tuan assured her. "I just wish I knew what was going on in her head. She's always been so strait-laced and proper."A voice from behind startled Tuan. "She's scared, Pop." Kim had slipped in. As we got closer to the cars, she started tensing up again, no doubt nervous about a goodbye kiss. Being an aggressive type “A” guy, I like those little awkward moments, it gives me the opportunity to take charge. As she was about to open the door, I took her by the waist, pressed her up against the car and kissed her. I felt her knees buckle slightly and her body go a little slack. We kissed for what seemed like an eternity, but she suddenly stopped like she realized the gravity of what she. I nodded in reply.She said this in the same assertive voice she had used in my office yesterday. As my client she was all too aware that she was also my employer.“Do yah usually cook yahr own evenin’ meal when you get home, or do yah have a house-keeper who does that small service for yah?”“I live in a lodging house, Miss la Mare, my landlady has a number of guests and prepares a daily evening dinner for all her tenants, plus a cooked breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays.”“What did you eat last.