<strong>Audrey</strong>looked over the ropework on Felina's knees and wrists making a final check. Everything looked fine and she could already picture the woman hanging by her waist and strugggling to break out. Then she saw Louise fingering at the escape star's shoes with a cool, pensive gaze. Audrey followed her hands, and suddenly she noticed something Louise didn't seem to have observed. She made  low whistle and pointed at the soles of the sandals.<br/><br/>There it was: the edges of the smooth, slightly grooved wooden soles were indented with tiny but sharp teeth, some of glass and some in a kind of reinforced crystal. Louise raised her eyebrow and nodded: they didn't look much but at the feet of a skilled gymnast and escapologist those teeth could clearly be used to break through tightened rope, string and wires. But she knew better than to make a big fuss about it: any major escapologist used some kinds of tricks, and raising an outcry now would effectively destroy the contest, not just discredit Felina to<em>some</em>of the audience - not vene all of it. Audrey knew this too: they had to accept the presence of some degree of cheating in escape culture, all they could do here was try to spot it before it was used and quietly put the trick out of action for the night.<br/><br/>"I think those shoes might interfere with the blindfold" Louise said, "so I'm afraid they have to go", Audrey thought she could see Felina shaking her head slightly, but there was no word of protest. Without any further ado, Audrey unbuckled the sandals and pulled them off; the rear parts and heels had never really been in the way of the ankle bondage and left no slack at all. They handed the shoes to a stage attendant.<br/><br/>Louise stood up.<br/><br/><strong>"She looks beautiful."</strong>Audrey heard Jack saying.<strong>"So, Miss Louise Richtbinder, are you ready to submit to being bound and silenced yourself?"</strong>- he could not help giving away that Louise would soon be gagged, not that it was any big surprise, Audrey thought.<br/><br/><strong>"Yes, I am."</strong>Louise said and folded her hands together behind her back.