Rescue Attempt

John gave her water to drink of which she swallowed it fast. She lay down.

"What is Gino Gallante's work in the prostitution den?" Leonard continued to ask in a soft voice, careful as not to trigger her hysterical outbursts.

"He is Panther's external secretary," she said like a whisper.

"And, please, don't be offended but are you one of the girls who was sent there through a job placement agency?"

Her pride was triggered and reacted outright, sitting straight. "No, I'm not. I'm an artist. My full name is Lisa De Leon. I studied in the US and worked as a Hollywood make-up artist. I'm a master of life-like masks creation. I was hired with good pay."

Leonard half shrugged. "So you know about the operations they used these masks?"

"I don't know. I only make one base on the picture they gave me. At first, I asked but they won't answer so I stopped asking," she answered in a calm manner.

"Can you tell us more about your life there in the den?"