Four years had passed in Alice and Mary"s relationship when the bottom fell out of the European Debt and Futures market affecting thousands of those employed whose job was to manage such a crisis before it impinged on their clients and their holdings. Most were caught out, but the effect was not the same on the accounts that Mary handled; they saw a significant rise in the portfolios of their wealth. Her bonuses were huge and lavishly shared with Alice, who was still none the wiser as to the real reason for Mary"s generosity. One thing Mary could not share with Alice was enough time, never having more than an occasional Saturday or Sunday to relax as the pressure of work increased in line with those bonuses. Business trips were the only holidays Mary took. To Alice, on the other hand, ever
