"Are you ready?" Romano asked Eliza quietly a few hours later. They were both in his huge study where Romano had set up the computer and camera for the video conference. No simple webcam and computer screen for Romano, he had a proper video camera with a large television screen set up.

"As ready as I'll ever be, I suppose." Eliza nodded nervously, and Romano led her to a large, comfortable sofa that was facing the camera. He made sure she was sitting comfortably before kneeling in front of her ...