| MACE: | What did you do to your hair? |  |
| SYLVIA: | I didn't do anything. Somebody-- |
| Sylvia started bawling again and I couldn't understand a thing she said. Tommy gave me a look. I put my arm around Sylvia's shoulders. |
| MACE: | It's okay. Everything's going to be okay. Just tell me what happened, slowly. |
| SYLVIA: | I got home from work and there was this stuff...some sort of slime all over my door. I thought some kids had done it or something. |
| MACE: | You didn't go inside, I hope. I warned you way back when I first met you, if something strange like this ever happened you should-- |