Grabbing his clothing as he dashed for the door, from which he had been led earlier in the evening, before this maddening night started. He was reliev...d to see Dudley in close pursuit. Both of the men's clothing were in tatters. In a backward glance, Barry saw Gloria disappearing through a door in the rear of the stage, gently assisted by the black robed attendants. Reaching the entrance door to the audience chamber, Barry and Dudley dashed out and slammed the door on the faces of several women. As soon as Amy came through the door Suzanne confronted her. It was not the movie, she explained, it was her over-all attitude. Amy rolled her eyes: ‘Look, you’ve taken the same stupid pictures of me over and over. How many shots of me doing leg presses do you need? Select your fucking photos already and send them in!’ Suzanne tried to explain what she needed and that Amy was not giving it to her. Amy rolled her eyes a second time. ‘Then get a different model! I’m sick of this shit!’ Panic. Nothing but a few jokes from my older sister, and a couple of links to some politically active group from Charlie. Some things never change. Then, I remembered the slip of paper that Vannie had given me. It had her address and phone number, but it also had an e-mail address. I logged on, paid the exorbitant charge for a few minutes, and sent Vannie an e-mail. Hi Babe! I’m in Florence and about to leave for Turin. I’ve made all my reservations to get back to the good old U.S.A. and I’m going to. Be thankful they put you in stasis as opposed to being left in that field. Had you been exposed to that field for very long, you may have suffered severe brain damage!”Just then we heard, “MOMMY, BOBO...” As CJ came running into the room.He nearly knocked Mary down as they came together in an intense, tearful embrace.“Oh CJ, you’ve gotten so big! I’m so sorry you had to be alone for so long.”“I missed you Mommy ... and you too, Bobo.”He looked at Bob, “I know you’re my Uncle Bob, but ... can I.