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down to be given out to the squad cars. Denise had been notified and she arrived just as the police were leaving. When I saw her it sud- denly dawned on me that if Jack were caught I might possibly have to take some type of examination which could expose me and ruin our scheme. This was not to be however.

Approximately forty-five minutes after the police left the shop, Denise and I received a phone call from the police to go down to the hospital and meet a detective. Upon arriving we were met by Det. Sgt. Quinn who asked if we would identify the body of a man believed to be that of Jack! We were shown to a place in a cold room where a body was lying under a sheet. The coroner was also present and when he pulled back the sheet I let out an involuntary cry. The body was unmistakably that of Jack and it was terribly mutilated. The Sgt. went on to relate that a Gary Police Squad car had spotted Jack and when they tried to stop his vehicle a high speed chase resulted. The cars had exceeded speeds of 100 mph and gone East on US 20 into the city of Portage. Here additional police had joined in the chase and a roadblock had been set up on a bridge. Apparently Jack had chosen to die rather than be arrested. He made no attempt to stop and drove his car into the side of a truck put across the road to stop him. The resulting crash had killed Jack instantly and injured two officers. Fortunately they would be alright. The reason Denise and I had been asked to identify the body was because there was no next of kin.

Immediately the next day Denise contacted her Attorney and started the necessary legal paperwork to complete entire owner- ship of the Beauty Shop. I continued to work as assistant to Denise who now returned to work. The two of us worked hard and now the shop prospers and we have another shop planned in another city. My femininity has progressed and even I am amazed at times that I was once a rather masculine young man. Denise and I gave serious dis- cussion to possibly having sex change surgery performed to complete my transformation but we discarded the idea. After all Denise and I still love each other and enjoy the visits that Paul pays on weekends. We are both very happy and feel that we have achieved a wonderful if very unusual solution to lifes problems.

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