The leather strap was for Ali's own good since there was going to be quite a bit of pain and Warren didn't want her to destroy her teeth by gritting them shut.  On the other hand, the leather strap would muffle Ali's beautiful screams.  Ali looked like a screamer though, she wouldn't let him down by not screaming, Warren was sure of this.<br/><br/>"Maria, put the strap aside for now."  He spoke as he set down the gauze and picked up a surgical marker and popped the cap.  "Don't worry, Ali.  We're not going to be doing anything particularly invasive."  Warren drew a dotted line down Ali's chest from clavicle to slightly above her belly button.  After he was don, he set aside the marker and picked up the first shining steel scalpel.<br/><br/>"Now I haven't given you any sedatives so I don't want you to squirm around too much.  This kind of procedure is best performed when you are completely clearheaded but there is the risky I might nick something vital."  Ali couldn't move too much shackled down to the table, but she didn't know that.  He had only said this to increase Ali's terror and he would drink deeply...