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..."

have been worried. Even

a whirlwind,

push comes to shove, we'll step in. Larry's the direct culprit behind

head, "No way! You should be even more cautious in dealing with

their concern, Tarquin tried to reassure them, "Don't worry, my friend has a

at the Murphy camp, Roger was quizzing his dad, "Why think of calling the cops now, Dad? Didn't

cops

out, he didn't want to offend Tarquin by snatching Larry directly from him. So, the plan was to let the

knows someone in the police

the Chief of Police, knowing anyone

what if he actually

impossible! Tarquin might be powerful, but his stronghold isn't in Oceanopolis. His influence here

we still afraid of him?

"How did I end up with such a dimwit for a son! It's

by his son's naivety, Bobby calmed himself before preemptively