I headed for Rutherford, as that was where anything we might want to do would be.“That was totally weird. But it was cool, too. You’ve gone to tha... church for your whole life?”“I was baptized in that church, and there’s a good chance I’ll be married in it. I’ve known the priest since I was about five. The priest who baptized me died when I was five, and then Father Herman and his wife came to our parish.”“Wife?”“Unlike the Roman Catholics, we ordain married men. And they have families. After. The midget receptionist sat outside a row of mahogany doors and greeted me with the same voice I heard on the phone. She didn't recognize me from our previous encounter, or pretended like she didn't. "How can I help you?" I'm Harvey Marcus, here to see the Chairman." Go right in. She's expecting you."She? I opened the door. At the far end of a long room sat Saroya at an oversized desk. Since when did she become Chairman? Where was her old man? Retired? Nah, too young."I'm so glad you are here.". ‘Right, Doc, it’s kind of an emergency, and I’m just a few blocks away.’ The Doctor gave Tammy a shot of some very strong sedative. ‘She has to rest and stay calm. I think the worse passed before you got here, but you need to let her get some sleep. Give her one of these every four hours and call me in the morning.’ The Doctor shoved a sample box of some sedative into Linda’s hand. At Linda’s apartment building, Tammy leaned like a drunk on Linda’s shoulder as they negotiated the stairs. . By the time we finished our conversation we were at work. I buttoned my blouse back up while Tom sucked his finger clean and we went in and went to work.After a few minutes I was finally able to settle down and get back to work. I forgot all about the hot lunch date and the conversation on the way back to work. Mel hadn’t though. He came into my office about an hour later with his buddy Gary. Gary has a look on his face that lets me know he’s sure that Mel is playing a nasty trick on him.Mel.