Lauren watched the tall man walk into the bathroom for some aspirin and return a short while later. It was late afternoon by now and they went outside to sit on the porch as the shadows began to lengthen and the light changed from nuclear white to a golden yellow.<br/><br/>“Frank, who knows we are in this particular location? Do we have a few days to plan, and get to know each other before we get too deep in this complete morass?”<br/><br/>She idly watched a spider walk onto her hand gently moved it to a little shrub growing by the porch. “Go,” she said “do your job.”