It was laterto prove that I had made the right decision. I arrived at his house and was immediately escorted up thestairs to his bedroom and invited t... get naked. I was thenoffered the use of his bathroom which I gladly accepted.Before leaving my home I had cleaned myself were it matteredas best I could using a syringe and warm soapy water. Havingbrought the syringe with me I again cleaned myself one lasttime with just warm water. As it was coming out clear I availedmyself of his shower. I then. Mostly because Helga is so efficient. She did all the necessary spadework, not me. I merely paid for the tickets. And that was simply a matter of handing over my credit card when she asked for it.What with the short notice of our trip, I hadn’t taken any advance steps with my daily calendar to ensure I left work early – or at least on time – but my super-efficient assistant had instantly anticipated that need as well. She’d organized for the weekend duty administrator (I’m so glad my days of. Will you be dropping by to give a report?" Day after tomorrow," I promised.I strolled back to where I'd hidden my car, knowing that attempting apursuit was already pointless but just wanting to get away. Changing backto Richard Stanton, I restored the car's real plates and drove back to thecity, lost in thought. Von Trager had had both Duffy and I at his mercy.If he'd wanted us dead we would be, so why weren't we? The onlyexplanation that made sense was that he needed us alive as witnesses. I slipped into his office and closed the door behind me.“Did you want to see me?” I asked, holding my laptop under one arm and trying to hide my disdain for him.Professor Grigsby looked up at me from behind the desk where he was stationed.“You put on a good show today,” he opined.I played stupid.“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I replied.“Yes, you do,” he shot back. “I’m not a stupid professor.”“Look,” I replied, “I really need to pass your class to protect my GPA and my.
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