Ed fished into his wallet and handed Cindy a wad of cash. "Thanks for helping out the boy Cindy." Ed said quietly, as if his son, just a few feet away couldn't hear. "Thank for everything."

Cindy took this as a dismissal, thanked Ed and then walked out of his office in her little Hooters outfit with the cash in her hand. She was grateful there was nobody in the lobby when she hurried back to her desk. It had been such an eventful morning. Cindy took out an Altoids, looked around and then counted the money she had been given. There was over $200 there. Cindy smiled and took...