I wanted to wake up. I knew I wasn’t home or any place I knew of. I knew a strange man had saved my life. And I knew he was never far from me. Sure ...y mind threw the word ‘Vampire’ at me, oh, about a hundred times. Rationally, I knew vampires didn’t exist. They were a figment of Bram Stoker’s imagination. However, in the current state I’m in I don’t think rational applies to me. I pushed at my mind to let me out. Every run head on into a brick wall? Well, that’s exactly how it felt. Pushing. Please ask for me or any staff if you need anything at all.’ ‘Thanks. Oh, you have a span and salon here ya?’ ‘Yes, of course. Can I make a reservation for you?’ ‘Please. I’d like a full body massage and a haircut. Anytime in the afternoon is fine.’ ‘Sure, no problem. I’ll call you back and let you know what time. Oh, and will you be joining us for dinner tonight? I just need to inform the chef.’ ‘Oh, yes, I’d love that. Thanks.’ ‘Ok wonderful. See you at the bar at 7:30 pm.’ Mitchell left. I walked to the door with my hand close to the waist band of my cargo slacks which held the .22 mag revolver. I didn’t pull it but I was nanoseconds from breaking it out, when Addie got out of the car. She walked toward me smiling.“You seem to be in a good mood,” I said.“I am. The FBI informed me that I am no longer a person of interest, however they will be calling me as a witness. I do believe they will want to call you as well. I get the sense that Mason is going down for most of the fraud. It was a period of some 24 months, but it was the period of the heaviest fighting in the Republic of South Vietnam. In fact, I was surprised that 6 of the 9 battle stars awarded for service in Vietnam were awarded during this period. Always a numbers guy, it was easy to determine two/thirds of the combat activity took place during one/sixth of the total engagement period. When I checked the casualty figures, the same ratio stood up. I believe this occurred because the North Vietnamese Communist.