Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Tarquin's response was icy, a firm "No way!"

Bobby's face darkened, he took a moment to simmer down before replying with a restrained anger, "How about we call the cops then, hand him over to the authorities, would that work?"

The narrowing of Tarquin's sharp eyes suggested he was surprised by the suggestion. Yet, Clayton and the Patel brothers furrowed their brows in concern!

Before Tarquin could even reply, they pulled him aside and said, "This smells fishy! The Murphys have a mole in the police department. They're probably planning to use the cops to take Larry first and then snatch him back from them. That way, they won't offend you."

Tarquin got the picture, "No worries. The Murphys might have someone, but as luck would have it, I also have a buddy in the police force. I'll give him a heads-up. The Murphys won't get their way."

Clayton, still uneasy, asked, "Is your friend influential enough, though?"

"He's alright."

But Clayton was fretting, "The Murphys have a tightwork inside..."

Even

in a whirlwind, he felt

the direct

immediately shook his head, "No way! You should be even more cautious

concern, Tarquin tried to reassure them, "Don't worry, my

quizzing his dad, "Why think of calling the cops now,

cops now works

want to offend Tarquin by snatching Larry directly from him. So, the plan

also knows someone in the police

knows the Chief of Police,

he actually knows the

stronghold isn't in Oceanopolis. His influence here

are we still afraid of him? Let's

with such a dimwit for

calmed himself before preemptively dialing 911, determined