Chapter Three Confrontation It took about twenty-four hours for Violet to finally sort out her crazy night at Lionel Rains’ weird party. Though the truth was discouraging, Violet was a realist and she was forced to conclude that the director had used her for the entertainment of his friends and he had no intention of giving her acting career the kind of inauguration she’d hoped for. He’d given her a crisp $100 dollar bill for her efforts—apparently the price tag on her virginity. Once she had the facts clear to her satisfaction, it didn’t take long before her resentment start to surface. Angered by the memory of her defilement, she pictured herself throwing the money in Rains’ face—in one dollar bills—and walking off. But, sadly, money was too scarce to do anything that foolish. A simpl