Liz turned on the main lights of the basement then stepped aside so that Doug and Louise could enter first. Louise could hardly contain herself as she wandered around looking at the miriad of equipment imagining what she and Doug could get up to on those 'dark winter nights.' Doug sat down on a bench and with a little smile watched his wife flit around like a child in a toystore.

With a slight titter in her voice Liz asked " so mr. Gilmore, i take it your wife is enjoying herself?"

"It looks that way Liz" Doug said offhandedly, knowing exactly what his wife was thinking.

" Oh please Liz, may i try on a couple of the items just for ..er..well you know what i mean." Louise said a little over enthusiastically.

"Of course you can mrs. Gilmore. Please be my guest, after all it is nice to try before you buy so to speak. I tell you what, i shall leave you to your own devices for an hour then i shall come back for you both and then we can talk business. May i say that i will have to lock you in just just to make it feel that little more realistic. If you need any help, there's an intercom on the wall next to the whip rack"

"That would be great Elizabeth....oops sorry, Liz" Doug said. " An hour is more than generous thankyou."

Liz turned and left the cellar and locked the heavy door behind her and made her way back into the main house where she turned on the cctv. Sitting on a deep burgundy leather chair in the rather splendid lounge she kicked off her shoes to watch the show that was about to begin. of course the couple downstairs didn't know there was a tiny camera fitted into the cellar.

"Wow!!" Doug and Louise said in unison,

" What a fantastic place this is. We must simply have it....can we Doug, please please" Louise pleaded. Doug laughed and said " Well as Liz said, we can try before we buy, therefore, be a darling and pass me some rope"