Following my wishes, Liv and Vicki were sat in the center of the long table, on the wall side, flanked by their guards Brent and Anita. I sat on the same side of the table, at the end closest to the threat, while Larry and Donna sat at the other end. The rest of our group filled in the remainder of the table. Our waitress greeted Liv eagerly, then took our drink orders. "I'll take my usual, Sam Adams and king cut medium rare with potato, salad with ranch no tomatoes," I told her. As she moved on, I looked over at Mike and Anita. "I forgot my phone in...