3. & U. S.<br > eproduced<br >er: 912 W.<br >BG #0160<br > My name is Hyacinth Fagan， and I have a story to tell you.<br >It s about people， places， and things that come together as they<br >relate to Connie Fortune. Admittedly， I am not a big part of this<br >story. In fact， few of the people I will tell you about will be as<br >insignificant to the story as I am. By the same token， few who<br >have access to the information are willing or able to talk about it.<br >Connie s， you see， is a dangerous world. Also， the fact that I work<br >as a systems engineer helps me to appreciate the sophistication of<br >what these people have done， and allows me to describe it to you.<br > Life is not simple. Things are not always what they appear<br >to be. As a young girl， I was entertained by books and movies of<br >a mysterious nature， fascinated by intrigue. Are you like that<br >too? Are we moths， fluttering around a flame?<br > I ll bet you re wofidering about me now， and what sort of<br >story I have to tell. WetS， I ve got a lot in common with Connie.<br >We re both Black women from the Caribbean， we ve both become<br >New York City girls， and now even our friends and enemies are<br >the same. That， incidentally， includes someone who daily<br >professes love and devotion to me alone. Ha!<br > This story begins with Phil. I m not deferring anything to<br >him; that s just the way the story goes. He s important to this<br >story， and to Connie Fortune.<br > ~o<br ><br >