On a wild impulse, she decided to see the movie. A drink in her hand, she avidly followed the flow of the crowd at the party. It seemed that everyone was mounting the stairs, heading to the upper floors. Eagerly, trying to be unobtrusive, Nancy went with them.

The top floor of the brownstone had been converted into one large room. All the walls had been knocked out and folding chairs had been lined up. The room filled rapidly and Nancy found a seat, looking around with a thrill going through her. In the back of the room was a projector, loaded with film and ready to go. The room filled quickly and people talking and drinking and smoking. Nancy caught a glimpse of Tom and Rita filing into the room with some other people.

The lights dimmed and the talking subsided. A young man stood up in front of a screen. "Here it is, what you've all been waiting for. Scorpio Sex Rites. It is a new breakthrough in experimental films."

A ripple of laughter and a few catcalls came from the crowd. The lights dimmed fast and the talking subsided and everyone, Nancy included, sat quiet and attentive, their eyes glued to the white screen that glowed slightly in the dark.

CHAPTER FIVE

A cone of bright light stabbed the dark, smoke filled air. A murmur ran through the audience as the title: SCORPIO SEX RITES flashed on the screen in lurid red letters. Nancy tried to huddle low in her seat, grinning with excitement. She knew she was doing something she shouldn't… and it was exciting. She caught her breath and tensed as a girl, in living color, flashed on the screen.

Nancy had never seen anything so bold and lewd in her life. A girl stood up on the screen with her hands on her naked hips.