Ryan finally reached the indicated cross-roads, and turned right onto Maclanahan. The street in question was only four blocks long. Ryan drove up and ...own that stretch of road twice, but there was no sign of a branch of the Princeps Bank. There was a National Bank Branch, so Ryan stopped there to ask directions. The teller he asked told him that the only Princeps branch she knew of was in Vinton."Vinton?" Ryan asked in shocked surprise. "All the way over on the other side of the valley?" Yes. Of course many people, men and women, have entered the medical professions as a way to improve the lives of their fellow human beings. Yet in truth, there have been some who have used their medical training to sublimate baser, more feral, inclinations. Everyone has read the disquieting stories of those doctors who worked for the Nazis during World War Two. No one who studied history could ever forget the ‘Angel of Death’, Dr. Mengele, his horrid pseudo-experiments at Auschwitz, or the cold. We smiled at each other again after a few minutes, and after a few more minutes, I decided to go sit in the empty chair next to her before someone else did. She looked like she was by herself. I sat down and introduced myself. She put her hand out to shake mine, but did not let go. We talked as best as we could over the loud music all the time running our fingers around in our hands. Finally the band started playing a slow song, and I asked her to dance. I started to hold her hands for. As I opened the door, I noticed that it squeaked and kind of stuck when I tried to open it. I’d put that on the bill, and charge Slimy Smith fifty bucks for a shot of WD-40. In the kitchen, among all of the state of the art appliances I found a microwave.It was a really nice one too. As my burgers were heating up, I sat down at the table in the breakfast nook. I started thinking about Kathy again. There was no way I wanted to stay married to her, she was a….. Try as I might even now I couldn’t.