all business , he scanned his slip of paper , then nodded . the first , i do n't want to start from scratch . even her own consciousness was trying to convince her she was in love with the guy or something . tell me how you acquired the knowledge to penetrate our security system and ill put in a good word to reduce your sentence down to three years . his hair was a dusty black , shaggy , only a few threads of gray , and his mustache was the kind that framed his mouth . 