Please, let us pay." You want to do this?" We're agreed we want to do this. Julie and I will pay our usual. The others will pay a retainer." I hardly ...hink that's necessary. The rooms will be here when they come back."Jessica looked at me seriously. "Well ... we'd budgeted for it, but I'm sure Sam, Holly and Carla will be grateful. Julie and I will be earning a bit, so we can afford to pay." Okay, if you insist." Oh, we do."The house seemed rather empty with the three girls away, and Jessica. “There were no one-night stands Owen. And the whole show that Katie put on that evening was an elaborate hoax. Katie was under the influence of that scheming bitch of a sister of hers. Christ man, you were told that years ago!” Bill Cartwright said.“But I don’t believe that story, Bill! I never have and I never will, it was all just too...”“Just what ... out of character for Katie? Because it was completely out of character for her, you have to admit that Owen?”“How would you know Bill; you. Look I don’t want to burden you with my problems, at least not on an empty stomach, I don’t know whether I ate or drank dinner last night but my stomach is crying out for something to soak up the remaining alcohol. Can I interest you in breakfast?’ ‘Sure, as long as it doesn’t involve a hair of the dog or some disgusting hangover cure like raw eggs and Worcestershire sauce.’ ‘Okay, leave it to me.’ I picked up the phone and asked for room service. ‘Hi, this is Mike Saunders in room 614, could I. If I find them to be a threat to the future of the human race, they do not return. It's like having an interview with a job applicant, only they don't know they're being asked questions. It's a trial, a test of their character, will, and intelligence. I don't want substandard practitioners in leadership positions-- I'm sure you can understand why."Jake nodded. It made sense. If he was as powerful as everyone said, it would be pretty easy for him, and Jake could certainly understand the need for.