The Rats' Man's Lackey and the Delphi Taco

Arachnids with ideas above their species?A wandering grimoire masquerading as an old Star Trek novel?The Whine Cellar and the Boom Closet? In Whackadoo Manor, we call that Tuesday. In my straight career, I did terrible things to protect normal people. Now, I do insane things to keep regular folks out of Supernatural Witness Protection. This time it's a sweet couple too connected to be healthy, staggering on the rim of fubar and about to lose everything. I know all about deadlines and ticking clocks. But this time, the clock ticks backwards.