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..."

wouldn't have been worried. Even the

a whirlwind, he felt

Larry's the direct culprit behind mistreating our sister. We

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

worry, my friend has a say in

of calling the cops now, Dad? Didn't we agree not

son. Calling the cops now works in our

from him. So, the plan was to let the police take Larry first, then retrieve him

knows someone in the

"Unless he knows the Chief of Police, knowing anyone else won't

what if he

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

why are we still afraid

turned sharply, exasperated, "How did I end up with such a dimwit for

Bobby calmed himself before preemptively dialing 911, determined to make