On the table in Caydance's studio, beneath the oriel window with its view to the night dark San Francisco Bay, were platters of fish and chips, shrimp salad, and garlic bread. Dinner conversation focused on three woman: Susanna, Phoebe, and Mira. Griff eyed the fast diminishing pile of fries. "Susanna?" he asked Caydance.

"Long ago, Susanna was Ted Treharne's girlfriend, before he left for Army training camps and eventually the European Front -- and never returned. Judging from our telephone conversation, it is possible that she and Ted had a child, whom he never saw and maybe never knew about. I will find out more in a few days when we meet at what I now know was once Ted's Studio/Workshop." Caydance eyed the disappearing shrimp salad. "Your turn. Phoebe?"

arrow "Phoebe! Her Calgary Dinos hockey star boyfriend was drafted by the LA Kings. My Mother, who was Phoebe's skating coach at Calgary, thought they were a good couple, but if they didn't live closer to each other, they would both go astray". Griff's glass was empty. "Phoebe: long legs and long silky auburn hair, short skirts. She reminds me of my Raiders Cheerleader girlfriend, whom I never told you about. How much more beer do we have?"