Miss Finche, Mel and Justin enjoy their wonderful meal in spite of the unconscious Mr. Barlowe! He has really made a mockery of any semblance to dignity he might have wished to project. The conversation flows freely while he continues to remain out of it in his plate of pasta. Miss Finche insists that he be left that way while they eat and gets no arguments from either Mel or Justin. Just smiles. After enjoying their meal, Justin takes pity on his boss and decides to awaken Steve and help him back to his hotel room. Steve is starting to come around anyway, so it is good timing on Justin's part. As soon as Steve is roused enough to stand on his own, Justin takes him over his shoulder and helps him out of the restaurant. 'Looks like it's just the two of us Miss Finche!' says Mel. 'Oh please. Just call me Leticia! Miss Finche sounds so formal and I'd rather not be formal around you, Mel, if I may call you Mel?' 'Of course, Leticia! I was hoping we could break the ice finally after our somewhat rocky start at the airport. I must confess I have something to tell you though, and I hope you don't get upset with me over it.' 'Oh?' says Leticia, with a questioning look on her face. 'Whatever could you have done that would upset me?' 'Well, it's about Steve. In my not so humble opinion, I think he is a stumbling bumbling boor of a man that can only get in the way of what you want to do down here. I have a feeling that you could handle this project much better with Steve especially if he weren't in the way, boluxing things up all the time. Could I be right in those assumptions, Leticia?' 'Well, you know, I hate to say it but I have to agree with you on all your points. The main reason I forced my way onto this expedition was because I was fairly certain that Steve was totally incapable of handling it and was sure to mess up the whole project. So, yes, Mel. You are quite right in your assessment of Steve.' 'Good!' says Mel. 'Then I will tell you what I did! While Steve was getting more unpleasant and rambling on non-stop, I slipped a little elixir into his drink. It will cause him some unpleasant times for the next week or so, just enough to keep him out of your hair, Leticia, should you choose to go on without him.' 'Oh my!' says Leticia! 'I don't know quite what to say. But I have to admit, what you did was a stroke of genius! And the more I think about it, this does make things quite a bit easier going forward with the project. So what have you gotten arranged so far?' Mel and Leticia talk into the night. Mel give Leticia all the details she has worked out thus far and makes some suggestions as to where to get replacement equipment for the loss at the airport. At the end of the night, they shake hands on their plans and leave the restaurant with big smiles on their faces. Thank you for taking a peek! Your support is greatly appreciated!