Louis (The Louse) LaCosta had agreed to testify against the Mob, in return for not being prosecuted for his own crimes, and for a promise that he could disappear afterwards into the federal Witness Protection program. Knowing the Feds considered his testimony crucial, Louis behaved arrogantly in federal custody. "If I'm not appreciated, I'll go," he said. And he especially gave his FBI-assigned guard, Agent Mary Rosetti, a hard time.

Louis ribbed Mary endlessly about being an old maid. He snidely teased her that she would never realize her dream of raising a family, especially having her own little daughter. Who'd want to be with a plain-faced over-40 broad with a starchy personality if they didn't have to, he laughed. Through it all, Mary just nodded stoically.

Ultimately, Louis' testimony didn't convict anyone. But he knew the Feds would have to keep their promise. Now immune from punishment for past offenses, he would get a new identity, under which he could continue his illegal activities in another town, hidden from his enemies. So he willingly surrendered his old identification papers to the FBI and entered their secret room where his appearance would be radically changed.

True to the FBI's word, Louis' appearance was so thoroughly altered, that not even his three ex-wives would recognize him. Under some strange device, he had been made not only younger, but also female. Now a 3-year-old girl, the renamed Lottie found herself waiting for a flight to her new home in Maine to live with her adoptive mother, recently retired FBI agent Mary Rosetti. From personal experience and long conversations during the previous months, Lottie knew she better mend her evil ways. Mary was quick, strong, and a firm believer in spanking! "I knew you couldn't trust the Feds!" the girl whined.


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