‘Nicole, can you hear me?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Imagine yourself back in that hallway with closed doors. When I ask you a question, you’ll open the doo... and tell me the truth when you answer. Do you understand?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘When was the last time you had sex?’ ‘Five years ago. I met a guy at a conference and took him back to my room.’ ‘That’s a long time. Do you like sex?’ ‘Very much.’ She squirmed into the couch a little bit. ‘I’m not sure I want to talk about this with you.’ ‘That’s okay, Nicole. When I say. I’ve found that it either means they have something to say to someone else, or they don’t know what to say. So which is it?” Burns didn’t reply. “Look, if you won’t tell me what you know, tell me what you don’t know, because I have a feeling that’s where the real story is.”Finally, he turned to her. “Turn off that mic. None of this is on the record. And let’s take a booth.” They changed seats, finding a quiet corner to talk. “Whatever I tell you, it can’t be quoted. Just pin it on some other. Michael was even younger than me though, and I had come to believe that part of my lack of credibility, with Gene and his brothers, was my age, and lack of experience.If I did bring Michael down to Alabama, it would mean I really was giving up on reaching an accord with all of them. I tried to figure out how I could be absent from the plant, yet still know what was going on. I wasn't sure that Michael would be willing to operate with me looking over his shoulder all the time.In the past, this. Would you at least share your plans for the shuttle flights so Berl'ahan can keep it sorted out?" Of course!" Lyn'na-ra said. "You cannot possibly think that we'll devote less than our very best resources to these children, do you? Actually, gentlemen, my daughter and I are somewhat ... astonished, that the obvious has not yet occurred to any of you!"Michael snorted, Jon'a-ren muttered, and Berl'ahan groaned."Husband, dear, hadn't you better use your time by confirming the appointments to.