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"Well, I see the mansion is still standing. So how'd you make out while I was gone?" "Great!" "Everything was quiet!" "We didn't even notice you were gone!" "Excellent. That's what I was hoping to hear. I'm glad my trust in you wasn't misplaced." "Professor, wait!" "Yes?" "We... I... things got out of hand while you were gone. We had a party, and there was a fire-- a small fire-- but a fire. We put it out, and cleaned everything up, an no one got hurt or anything, but... ...well, maybe you can't trust us, after all." "No Scott. You just proved that I can." THE END.