Hands To Heaven

Unsafe Environment

Louis Ramsey
After my sentencing they placed me in general population and word quickly spread about my history and that I was a murderer and framed innocent people. If I was refused by any woman I made sure they paid in some way for refusing my sexual advances. Apparently some of these people knew Ray Steele and finally put it together who I was and that I set him up and made sure he was found guilty even though evidence said different. So it started three months after I was released into general population. I would be tripped at first. Then I started getting punched by guys who had been framed in a similar way that I framed Ray. Not long after that Richard Lincoln came to visit me. Now he really scared me. He wanted to know what I had told my attorneys about him and Elena. I hadn't told them a thing at all. He didn't believe me and said as much. The beatings increased after that visit.

Richard Lincoln
I normally wouldn't risk talking to Ramsey, but I needed to look him in the eyes when I asked him if he mentioned Elena and I? He denied he had but something in his eyes say he told them what he knew. Elena had been followed recently and we are sure it is an investigator. We can't risk running our business and had to stop taking in foster children and gave up fraternal twins recently because of our being watched carefully. The twins went to a family who adopted them. We only had them a week. I spread the word to one of our paid inmates to be sure to keep Ramsey hurting. He agreed and I put money into his account after I left.

Elena
I can't believe we are not able to have business as usual and Ramsey has indeed talked. Now I can't have my boys entertain me either. Richard is trying to make up the cash with his shipping company and I am working in my salon and trying to bring in wealthy customers. Women with large disposable incomes and willing to spend for beauty treatments. Most of the women were arm candy for wealthy older men. They have to keep looking good and have the means to do it with and I have it all in my salon. I make money off all the latest and greatest products to keep them beautiful. I still don't make the kind of money to keep up my lifestyle and we now are living under a microscope. Ramsey has assured his constant torture and the people we have disappointed are putting undue pressure on us because of his need to be powerful over his little pond. He got so used to getting away with things he failed to realize that you need to coverup your actions.

Grace
Mia wanted to get her nails done and I tried to do it for her, but she saw a salon and wanted to get them done there. I don't like the salon because of the name alone Esclava but she wanted it as her birthday gift and I took her inside. The cost was a bit too high for my tastes but they gave her whatever she wanted and it turned out great, but at thirteen years of age it was stunning and they would last as long as she clear coated them with the same kind they had on sale. They had a lot of products on sale. Of course she also wanted a pedicure. We both got our hands and feet done. An hour and half later we walk out with our hands and feet all done and painted and clear coated. We spent five hundred plus dollars on everything. A set of nail polishing tools and polishes of various colors came home with us with several bottles of the clear coating. They gave us a list of services available and of course there were no prices listed. I asked them about that and was told that each service is based on what is involved and what products they use during each service. There were no prices on anything in the salon. I did notice that the clients were wealthy. This place caters to very wealthy people, they are unisex. I looked around and the customers had designer clothes, shoes, bags and other signs of wealth. I definitely don't want to come here again. We are pretty well off right now, I could afford it, but why would I spend frivolously on anything here and not know if they have competitive prices. Their prices seem unreasonable. Plus who knows how much you are spending if you don't get a list of prices. I guess her clients don't really look at the costs of it at all.

Mia
When I saw the costs of everything I nearly fainted. Mom said make it last because it will be a long time before she lets me get things like this again. She tells me a place without a price list can charge you whatever they want to.  We don't know if they just switched labels and bottles on the products and sold them as their products. That makes a lot of sense. Mom tells me to clear coat my nails daily so the polish can last a lot longer. I agree to do just that. We decide to check out the ingredients on the bottle and see if we can get it at a beauty supply place for less. Soon I find a place on line who carries the same thing and for so much cheaper than what we paid that it could be considered highway robbery. We decide to do our own manicures and pedicures at home and find out where the best places to get our favorites are. Mom and I agree on the costs and the benefits are that we can have mother and daughter time doing our nails together.