"Alvin," I called, "where's your brother?" I asked. "I always knew you'd come in handy, Ellie," Alvin said. It was obvious from his appearance that he was stripping Kate naked. "Bringing the love of your life to you?" I queried in sarcasm. "Ellie!" Kate yelled. She was displeased by my question, but it was an obvious statement of fact. "The love of my life," Alvin said, walking slowly towards Kate. "I like the sound of that," he said. "Alvin, where is Allen?" I probed. I was highly disinterested in any display of affection he had. "Relax!" Alvin said, "at least you know I cannot kill him." He said, "I mean, if I could, I would have, a long time ago," he said. The sad part about his statement was that he told no lies at all. If he could, Allen would have been long forgotte

