”He went upstairs to the bathroom and showered then entered his bedroom and lay on the bed, where he fell fast asleep.When he woke up the room was d...rk and he found that his hands and feet were bound by tight straps that were attached to each leg post of the bed. Though he struggled, he couldn’t free himself from the bonds. He tried to cry out, but he was gagged with a ball of wool in his mouth held in place by a narrow band of cloth. It allowed him to close his mouth and move his lips, but he. The cabbie did not get a tip.Valerie was dying for a cigarette but it would have to wait. She smoothedout her skirt and patted her hair and took in the fa?ade of the old butelegant building. It was red brick with slate tiles on the roof and whiteframed windows in rows delineating the four floors. Extensive gardenssurrounded the building. Emily Milford had described to her the playingfields, botanical garden, and small wood at rear of the school. Widestone steps led from the sweeping. "Ok Brian, slip this vest on and start wearing it whenever you go out. It's lightweight but can stop most shot smaller bullets and knifes" Gary instructed him as he handed it over.Brian took off his suit jacket and shirt and put on the thin vest and got re-dressed."Ok, remember they are probably still recording everything in their building so just talk about trivial stuff with Miss Burns and nothing but accounting or lawyer stuff to us. Tim Kerr will be your accountant and I, Gary Deacon will. She was greeted with a stinging smack to her buttocks and a reminder that she was instructed not to move. Dair stood her up straight. He walked her around to the bed and laid her on her back across the bed and ensured her blindfold was still in place before fetching his bag containing the gift he’d told Kate about earlier on. “I have bought you some special underwear”. “Wearing it is your gift and the underwear still belongs to me”. “You will not touch it, do you understand??!” Kate replied.