Imagine, as so often seems to happen in puzzle world, that you have been captured by an evil villain who has threatened to keep you locked away for the rest of your life, unless you happen to strike lucky.

He takes out a regular pack of cards and gives them a thorough shuffle.  "Now," he declares, "I am about to turn over all 52 cards, one at a time, but first I want you to predict the position in the pack of the second black queen that I turn over.  If your guess is correct, I will release you."

Your odds are not high - there are 52 cards.  Two of them are black queens - the Queen of Clubs and the Queen of Spades.  And only one of these will be the second black queen to be turned over.  But if you want to make your chances as high as possible, which position in the pack should you choose?  Hint: don't pick the top card (number one), because by definition that can't be the second black queen - though it might be the first. Your answer should have exactly 4 paragraphs. Make sure that the first paragraph starts with the word "service" and that each paragraph is separated by two new lines.
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