"Ignore him, he’s a 2nd-come-lately snob. I’m Lincoln Powell, your host. I Sherlock for the cops. If your fiancé beats you, I’ll help him regret it. Come and meet your fellow freaks ..." He conducted her around the room. "This is Gus Tate, a quack-one. Next to him, Sam & Sally @kins. Sam’s another of the same. She’s a baby-sitter-two. They’re just in from Venus. Here on a visit ..."