ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to the RS Fic readers who saw and commented on first and/or second drafts: Gary G., Jill Hargan, Debra Talley, Wendy Rigney. Thanks also to Professors Jim Elston and Jamie Marchant, my fellow members of the Robrek Steele Conspiracy Writers Group, for their critiques. I owe all of you for either gamely holding my hand through my wailings and gnashings of teeth or for causing those wailings and gnashings of teeth. Some day I’ll pay you back. ;-)

Thanks also to Xenon for answers to questions on British idioms, to Phyllis for answers to questions about Mexican-American words and customs, and to Georg for verifying/correcting my German.

Thanks to Lauryn for mentioning the Horch and the Eva Braun rumor, though that rumor is denied by the source I was directed to in trying to confirm or deny it, Christina Fuchs at Audi Tradition. Thanks also to Gary for the additional information about tree-climbing, which he knows from his first-hand youthful experiences. His tales of throwing apples at cars led to Steele accosting Murphy with the acorn. I apologize to Gary, however, for not more thoroughly researching the chocolate torte by actually baking one for him. He didn’t mention whether he wanted more research done on the purple plastic handcuffs . . . .

Thanks to GardenWeb's California Gardening Forum for answers to questions on what one might find in a scented nighttime garden in the L.A. area.

I got permission to use the quote about the unicorn, “too swift to be captured, too fierce to be tamed, too beautiful to be forgotten, too mysterious to be understood” from the Unicorn Lady at the Mystical Unicorn Web Site: http://www.unicornlady.net . I didn’t think I could create anything more apt than that.

I corresponded with several curators and registrars at various art museums on the topics of provenance and record-keeping. Particularly helpful was Anne Halpern of the Department of Curatorial Records, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

A dozen different security experts responded to my questions about installing security at a place like the Raeders. One such respondent was Harold Gillens, a security professional. You may contact him at:

            Harold C. Gillens, PSP

            President

            Quintech Security Consultants, Inc.

            300 Central Avenue

            Summerville, SC 29483

            (843) 695-0170

            (843) 364-0169 (cell)

            visit him at @ www.quintechengineering.com

            Board Certified: Physical Security Professional (PSP)

            Member: IAPSC, ASIS, and IOBSE

            Certified: Small Disadvantage Business (SDB)

I have talked to jewelers and police officers and private eyes and arborists and more (by phone or e-mail). I make no claim of infallibility, however, so if you are sure some ‘fact,’ etc., is wrong, let me know and I will look into it. Unless, of course, it’s something I consciously took creative license with.

The final responsibility for the story is, of course, my own, and I don’t always follow advice, so don’t blame any of the above good people for anything you don’t like or anything I didn’t get quite right!

Feedback is welcomed and desired! E-mail:drpeg2003@yahoo.com . Group members, please feel free to post directly to the list.

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