Jessie Calvert, looking exceptionally well-groomed and trim, sat in Ben's office, with her gloved hands clasping her expensive alligator bag, and her eyes fixed intently on her husband, who was on the telephone. It was ironic how her relationship with Ben had changed these past weeks. He was now so attentive and anxious to please her, and once upon a time, she would have been grateful for this development - but now her thoughts were centered on another man...