She followed him into the bathroom watching him as he showered and prepared to go out.

"What are you going to do about this Flanagan character, love," she asked.

"Don't worry your pretty little head about it," he answered. "Haven't I always taken care of these things? Nothing's going to happen to your old daddy, everything's going to be all right."

"Don't do anything that you don't have to," she said weakly, knowing that he would catch her inference.

"That should not concern you. I don't want to have to get rough if I don't have to, but I've got to stop him, so you just leave it all up to me."

She washed herself quickly and got dressed and waited for him in the living room.

In a few minutes he joined her and handed her one hundred dollars.

"That's for being such a good girl. Go buy yourself something nice with it. Its just a little extra that I'm sure you can use."

She nodded, taking the money and folding it into her purse.

"Thank you, darling," she said and kissed him lightly on the cheek. "Be sure to let me know what's going to happen and what's going on when you find out. Remember, this affects me too."

She wasn't sure that she should have let him know that she was concerned about the part she may play in this expose, but he didn't seem to be offended at her selfish thought so she let it go at that.

"I'll call you later in the week," he called down the hall to her as she got onto the elevator and disappeared.

CHAPTER FOUR

She went outside and hailed a cab knowing that she had to go back to the apartment she shared with Frankie. Her heart was beating wildly as she stood outside the door, feeling she couldn't bear it if he weren't there, or hadn't even left a note for her. She put the key in the lock and with a trembling hand, pushed the door open.