Ed whistled softly to himself as he walked slowly back towards the old kitchen. He had enjoyed humiliating Marie in front of her class and it had done his own reputation no harm, either. Some of the girls had looked downright frightened.

He carried Marie's crop in his hands and his hands were clasped loosely behind his back. Anyone seeing him would have remarked on his cheerful expression.

He put the crop to one side once he reached the kitchen and fully expected it to disappear once he had gone into the meat-locker.

Ed found the keyring in his pocket and unlocked the door, pausing before entering only to switch on the lights. He blinked in the cold glare and looked down at Dhyanna's bound form. He smiled slowly.

Dhyanna looked back at Ed. He could see the look in her eyes that gave her away. Instead of being scared now she was clearly intrigued by her helplessness. Ed was pleased but determined to find out who it was exactly that had prompted Dhyanna to attempt to damage the Slothlands reputation.

He walked over to a work surface and lifted the hinge on a wooden crate.

"Hmm. This looks as though I could use it" Ed said, lifting out a complicated device. He studied it with a puzzled frown on his face and examined several components. Dhyanna remained silent as she also regarded the odd-looking apparatus.

Ed read out loud; "Attach sensors to...hmm. Insert plug...yes. Switch on pump and check suction. Clip electrodes-well I never! Thats a good idea"

Dhyanna listened with increasing excitement and dread. The convoluted tubes and coiled wires looked menacing and Ed clearly had grasped their significance.

He turned to Dhyanna and spoke. "Well, Miss Inspector. Will you tell me now who is really behind all this nonsense-or do I get to have some fun?"