The consequences of Annette's first assignment don't seem so painful after all is said and done. Nobody was killed. Well OK, the bomber was killed. No national secrets leaked. The President can still appear in public. Annette found and dealt with a dirty trick in progress that no one else knew about and foiled it. To top it all off, she incidentally forged an international relationship in Asia. Will Annette's career extend to two missions? Will her treatise produce positive results? Will the Ukrainian President's visit remain a secret? Will the public go for the 20-year-curse story to explain the explosion? Will Director Thomlinson ever get over his reservations about Annette? Will her proclivity to find trouble get her in over her head this time? And finally, what about Squiggy? Will he get over not getting to root around in all those juicy government classified files? Are you KIDDING? He gets to hang out with the Folsom Twins - he's set for life! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This story begins here. The next episode is here. RodS' serial, Breitlenger Jar, can be found here.