“Let’s just say, I felt bad about 
my original assessment, and figured    
that I owed you at least this much.”   
     He then gave me a quick run thru  
on everything that he had on me.       
     “I know where you work, about     
Beth, your friends, and especially     
Darryl.                                
     “He and I go way back, and I must 
say, I’m pretty impressed. Especially  
with the Halloween patrol you guys do  
every year.                            
     “Don’t worry, nothing goes any    
further than here, except for what I   
tell the DA. How are those bunnies by  
the way?”                              
     I told him, and he laughed at how 
quickly they’d taken to Beth. I invited
him to come by and check them out some-
time.                                  
*      “Beth’s on an emergency call.       
That’s why she’s not here.”            
     “A hurt animal?”                  
     “Yup.”                            
     “One more thing, but first, you   
have to promise me you’ll let me go in 
with you, and more importantly, let me 
talk first. Think about all those ani- 
mals you take care of, and especially  
think about Beth.                      
     “If you don’t want me to do it for
you, then let me do it for them and    
Beth, please.”                         
     He was making some good points,   
and I really couldn’t think of any good
reason why not. I was already expecting
the worst anyway, so having someone    
from Law Enforcement plead my case,    
might be exactly what I needed to stack
some of the odds in my favor.          



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