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Nemi doesn't want to but Jende orders her to. He expects to be obeyed. He also orders Nemi to eat fish, because he says it will be good for the baby's brain, and to wash lettuce before eating because dirty lettuce could also harm their child. Heh heh heh.


Edwards' company, Lehman Brothers, collapses. Edwards doesn't go to work so much anymore, but Jende still has a job.


Cindy Edwards has a new job for Jende. She wants him to write down and report to her everywhere her husband goes. She thinks he is banging other women.


Jende doesn't know what to do. If he obeys Cindy and Edwards finds out, Edwards will fire him. On the other hand, if he doesn't obey Cindy, she will fire him.

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Nemi suggests that Jende blackmail Cindy, telling her that if she doesn't leave him alone that he will reveal that she is a drug addict. Jende refuses to do this, but you can already see what a manipulative bitch Nemi is.


Jende decides to tell Edwards of his wife's request to spy on him. To his surprise, Edwards says it is ok for Jende to report his comings and goings to his wife.


Everywhere, Jende asks, even the hotel where you meet your hookers?


Edwards says yes, Jende can report everywhere he goes... except for the hotel where he meets his hookers.


Jende is relieved, and starts writing a falsified log to show Cindy. Lying about Edwards' adultery makes him feel good. When Edwards met with his whores, Jende would sometimes say he was at the gym, which was sort of true--he was exercising, after all, just not the muscles his wife would expect. Other times he would report that Edwards was stuck in the Holland Tunnel, when in fact he was stuck in a tunnel of a much smaller kind, heh heh heh.... I'm laughing so hard as I write this!!!!!


When Cindy started reading these falsified entries and realized her husband wasn't boning whores, she became very happy. Jende was pleased. Lying works and makes everyone happy!


Jende's daughter is born. She has a very long name about 20 syllables long which is much too difficult to type. It is not important because she doesn't have much of a role in the rest of the story.


Jende hears from Vince, Edwards' son. He moved to India and grew dreadlocks. He wants to be a black man! Edwards is upset to hear this.


Edwards has a younger son named Mighty. One day Mighty saw Edwards and Cindy fighting and got upset.


Jende assured Mighty that his mom and dad loved each other. That it is normal for Moms and Dads to scream at each other. Mighty said that his Mom was throwing plates against the wall. Jende, who knew that Cindy had finally discovered Edwards' adultery, assured Mighty that throwing plates against the wall was completely normal. Just as Jende lied to the American government to get to America, just as he lied to Cindy, now he was lying to Mighty.


Edwards tells Jende that he is fired. Jende suspects that Cindy is behind this because she discovered that he was covering up Edwards' affairs with whores. Jende gets angry because he lied as Edwards instructed him and now Edwards let him down. Edwards gives him some money and tells him to get the f out of there right now.


Jende got a job washing dishes at two restaurants. He must have really, really long arms, heh heh.

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