The arrival of Richard Newman in the Finance offices of Thurman & Kite caused quite a stir. Not only was he tall and incredibly good-looking, he was also, as rumour had it, single. Most of the women in the office were attached and took no more than a passing interest, but an air of competitiveness immediately arose between the two youngest women: Claudia (22) and Marie (24). Each went out of her way to spend as much time with him as possible, and amused the rest of the office no end in their attempts to attract