<div style="text-align: justify;">Colette listened to Paul when he spoke about Gloria. It did make sense that Rich wouldn’t allow his actresses to have boyfriends. That probably worked very well to his advantage when he wanted something a little more intimate from them. <br/><br/>Paul’s comment about Amy Stevens made Colette think. Could the girl be involved in this situation? Well… perhaps, she thought, though it sounded strange that she would go after everyone in Paris when she could get them in the United States much more easily.<br/><br/>“Do you think it would make any sense at all for her to come to France?”, Colette asked, trying to find some rhyme or reason to all that was going on.<br/><br/>-------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Marie let out a relieved sigh when Shane said he was not hurt. She was still furious that the young man had been arrested, but at least nobody had hurt him. Had someone dared, Marie would come down to the station with some choice words. <br/><br/>When Shane said he only wanted to get out, Marie sighed again. “Of course, dear”, she murmured, now in that motherly intonation. “I will be right there, don’t worry. Just be a good boy and don’t cause any trouble, and I will find a way to have you out of there”, the woman promised.<br/><br/>After saying her goodbye to Shane and asking him to behave once again, Marie would hang up. <br/><br/>As promised, the woman wouldn’t take too long to get to the station. Once the call had been finished, Shane had been led back to the cell, and asked to wait there. It was protocol, they told the American.<br/><br/>He wouldn’t have been there for too long when the man who had led Shane to the phone came back with the older woman. Marie looked like a worried mother when the door was opened. She held Shane’s hands and sighed. “I’m sorry if I took too long, son. You are free to go with me, you just need to sign a term saying you will not cause any more trouble, and we can go back to the hotel”, she explained briefly.<br/><br/>-------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Back at the hotel, both the Italian lady and Pierre were already aware of what had transpired. It was part of their job to be in the know about everything that involved their targets, after all. And even if it wasn’t, it was nearly impossible not to know with the fuss it had caused. <br/><br/>Once they had been informed, both had their orders. <br/><br/>The Lady wasn’t supposed to be seen with Rich, by their employer’s orders, and it would be easier for the Agent to find her in her room anyway, so that was where she waited, patiently.<br/><br/>As for Pierre, he was supposed to be seen with Martin, although in discrete situations. It was just one more way of staining the Actor’s name. Apparently, whoever had hired Pierre didn’t want to leave anything behind for Martin’s fans to hold on to.<br/><br/>Following his orders, Pierre went to the bar and ordered cheese and wine, relaxing with one of his inseparable books and waiting.</div>