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"Listen, Abdullah I just want to et in e don’t want in I don’t want anyone passing out invites to other clubs I don’t want so Barry Diller an invite to Sper out invites to other clubs"

"What other clubs?" Peyton and JD wail "There aren’t any other clubs!"

"Oh spareacross the first floor "Jesus-you think Christian Laetner is gonna fit under one of those things?" It gets darker as we move into the back of the first floor, toward the staircase that leads to one of the dance floors located in the basement

From the top floor, Beau calls down, "Alison Poole on line fourteen She wants to speak to you now, Victor"

Everyone looks away as the Details girl writes souy whispers so So

"Tell her I’m out Tell her I’m on line seven"

"She says it’s very important," Beau drones on in roup, everyone looking anywhere but atto JD, who nods curtly "Hey, watch that!" I snap I follow Ca and wait for Beau, who finally leans over the top-floor railing and says, "A miracle: she relented She’ll see you at six"

"Okay, folks" I suddenly turn around to face the group "I’o, you are excused Do not discuss your testimony with anyone Go JD, co to you The rest of you may stand by that bar and look for specks Ca five"

I pull JD over to

"Victor, if this is about Mica not being around and us being unable to get ahold of her, please for the love of god don’t bring it up now, because we can find another DJ-"

"Shut up It’s not about Mica" I pause "But wait, where is Mica?"

"Oh god, I don’t know She DJ’d at Jackie 60 on Tuesday, then did Edward Furlong’s birthday party, and now poof"

"What does that mean? What does poof mean?"

"She’s disappeared No one can find her"

"Well, shit, JD What are we-no, no-you are gonna fix this," I tell hi else I want to talk about"

"If Kenny Kenny’s going to sue us?"