Maria Shadoes is no longer in control of her own forniphilia (human furniture) store it seems. Vivian Ireene Pierce, her former employee and ally has turned against her, managed to get her tied up and has sold her along with the coffee tables as a desk set! Maria makes the desk top. The former coffee tables, Lydia McLane & Claire Adams, despite the extra burden of Maria's weight find this funny until the talk of boxing them up and Vivians leaving hits home. THE END