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"So you don't know why we are here?"

"Right."

"Lord. I don't know either. Then this guy Jack must. Now I understand why I'm here. They were protecting this guy Jack Martin. Who did he work for?"

Now she got a little nervous. It seemed impossible that he didn't know, but she wasn't going to tell him either. "He was unemployed. He was looking for a job. He lost his wife in one of the blasts, New York City I think. Anyway, he was pretty depressed. He blamed himself."

"Yes. I lost my whole family. I am the only one left. But I blame the terrorists."

"What city?"

"Boston."

Then she recognized him. "I think we know each other. You worked for GE. You did something with the Subterranean TV, right?"

"That's right! And here we are in a Subterranean TV crate in space!" Then he looked her deep in the her pretty brown eyes, "But I don't remember you. How do you know me?"