within seconds the relative serenity of the garage , that had up until that point only been broken by the hum of row after row of fluorescent lighting , was transformed by the arrival of two large burly brothers in loud pin-striped suits and white ties , six young woman adorned in evening apparel offering the classic diminutive statement of their profession , and one more sensibly dressed orchestrator of tonight 's festivities who held the duffel bag in one hand and the thus far empty briefcase in the other .