Emily's question made things so quiet that the sound of scissors starting to go through her hair could literally be heard throughout the salon. The looks on Mrs. Cooper's face said everything, and probably on the other women too when they came into view. They knew it, they just made a really big mistake.<br/><br/>"<strong>She didn't know?</strong>" Mrs. Randolph finally breaks the silence with a quiet accusation in the air around them.<br/><br/>"<strong>She works at the Hotel, how does she not know?</strong>" Mrs. Cooper looks to the others with that stunned look on her face. It's finally Fiona that offers to help Emily out as she looks her in the eye.<br/><br/>"<strong>Look, Emily - how can I put this?</strong>" she starts, looking for support with Mrs. Randolph and Mrs. Cooper. She gets some, in their looks as Mrs. Randolph decides to start watching the door.<br/><br/>"<strong>Randy - I'm guessing he hasn't touched you...as a woman...in a while, right?</strong>" she nods, hoping for a bit of a reaction of understanding from Emily. Whether or not she gets it she manages to push on anyway.<br/><br/>"<strong>It's not just Randy. Almost all the men around here get like that after they get out of high school. Nobody really knows why, we just know that whatever happened to the other men didn't happen with Sheriff Hensley.</strong>"<br/><br/>"<strong>It's not a bad thing, necessarily.</strong>" Mrs. Cooper offers a way into the conversation, "<strong>They don't seem to be hurt in any real way, they just - lose interest in sex. With anyone.</strong>"<br/><br/>"<strong>Frankly, we thought you knew since you worked at the hotel. Ever notice how a lot of us will check in for just one night, even if as we live close by? Surely, you thought <em>something</em> was up?</strong>"