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Never again.

Yeah, I know, I know.

Hey, but think about the money you made.

Never, ever again.

Let's go!

Run, run, go!

the fire started.

Did the arson task force source it yet?

Yeah, they said it was two small fires, low flame, heavy smoke.

It was set so the blaze wouldn't catch up to our fake firefighters.

Meaning they knew something about arson, so maybe they're not so fake.

I'm going to need a list of all FFFD personnel that's been fired, busted, or

washed out.

Think maybe one of our firefighters went over to the dark side?

I'm thinking.

It's not going to make the real fire boys very happy. No, it's going to make

them very unhappy.

How about the peanut gallery? Anything useful?

No, nothing.

All right. Thanks, guys. All right.

Kids like fire trucks, don't they?

Yeah, sure.

Let's see how much they like them.

Hey, guys.

How you doing? You been here long?

Yeah. I'm Captain Bridges, SFPD.

You a Niners fan?

Yeah. Me too.

So what happened here?

There's a fire. The firemen came, but then they left.

You see their truck?

Was it a ladder truck like that one?

No, it's more like that one, only older.

How many firemen were on it, do you remember?

Five.

Five, that's good.

You notice anything else?

Like, was there a number on the side of the truck?

Fifty -two.

Fifty -two, you sure?

Yeah, that's my favorite linebacker's number.

That's great. Thanks a lot, guys.

It's been a big help.

Oh, man, look.

There's something falling out of your hat there. What is that?

Listen, you can't keep that stuff under your hat, man. It'll fall out and you'll

lose it.

Hey, there's nothing under my hat.

Well, that's because he's going to share that with you.

Thanks, mister.

All right, we're looking for engine number 52.

Got it.

Check it out.

What's this?

Today is a momentous day, my brother.

Bankruptcy? Oh, this is that embezzlement case with the dead account?

That's right.

Hey, well, good for you. All right.

That chapter of my life is officially over and out.

Next!

Son of a bitch.

Jeez, you hit him.

How the hell I didn't? You hit me. Here, stay down, buddy.

You all right?

There's the impact point right there.

Which proves that he ran into me.

Well, pedestrians have the right of way. It doesn't make any difference where

the dent was.

Get out of here.

This guy skated into me.

You're kidding, right?

No, I'm not kidding.

You're saying he ran into you on purpose?

That's exactly what I'm saying. Did you see how much protective gear this guy

had on?

It was that rollerblade man looking for you who's wearing all that gear.

He took a dive. Yeah, after you hit him.

Before.

No chance you could be mistaken, huh?

Absolutely zero chance.

Yeah, well... Accidents do happen to anybody.

This was no damn accident.

Hi. Oh, I heard. Are you okay?

Oh, yeah, I'm fine, I'm fine. So is the guy that hit me. He's fine, too.

Although you couldn't tell from the three -act play he put on for the

paramedics.

How's the car?

It's fine. It's got a little dent.

No, I'm fine too. He thinks I actually ran over the guy.

This is the objective world, isn't it? I told you what happened.

If you watch, I'll be proven right.

In the meantime, we ran down engine 52.

Oh, good.

Yeah, it was mothballed last year at the city maintenance yard. Didn't even

realize it was gone until I called.

And a fire truck disappeared and nobody knew about it. Well, they have dozens of

retired vehicles out there.

Minimal security. Somebody who knows the city system.

Somebody who can get his hands on codes, helmets, regulators, tanks, the worst.

Used an official department purchase order.

The guy who picked up the gears in Excon named Billy Hopkins.

Did you talk to him? I'm going to read him his rights. I left the rest for you.

Isn't that sweet?

So special.

So we got a deal, right?

If you help us.

Sounds good.

Right. So this guy, the blue jacket, kind of a windbreaker.

He comes in at a triangle.

This bar where I hang out. Says, would I like to make a couple grand?

A guy you never met?

Right.

Describe him.

Blue jacket.

He said that.

Well, kind of straight hair. White guy.

Does this white guy have any moles or anything?

I wasn't really looking for the moles.

All right, keep going.

Wait a minute. Let me back up, okay?

First, the guy, he says that we have a mutual friend.

Somebody, you know, somebody that he knew and that also knew me.

Uh -huh.

And, uh, you happen to know who this mutual friend was?

He didn't say.

And you didn't ask him?

I don't care. For 2 ,000 bucks, anyways.

Guy gives me a purchase order, tells me to go down to Central Basin. Wait a

minute. Did he give me the money before that or after that? I think maybe he

gave me the money before.

No, it was after. It was definitely after. It was definitely after, because

says he's going to give me the other gram when I bring him the stuff.

Billy, I got to tell you, this story better start getting better.

It does. It gets better. It gets better. Hold on. Okay.

I get the stuff, and I take it to a parking lot on Potrero and 17th.

The guy puts the stuff in the back of the van, lays the other thou on me,

off. You didn't have to get the license number or the make of the van, did you?

Nope. This guy was very, you know, the dude was very to the point.

This helps, right?

I mean, I'm helping you guys.

Oh, yeah, the guy had a blue jacket, huh?

Yeah, blue jacket, definitely blue jacket.

Ronnie, take Mr. Hopkins here up to the penthouse. If he thinks of anything

else, call him.

Let's go.

So I thought you had Bob Weir tickets tonight.

Oh, tickets and a date, and they cost me 90 bucks.

So what happened?

I was supposed to have Jerry tomorrow night, but Anna wants me to have him

tonight, so...

Take it with you.

Take Jerry to a Bob Weir concert?

I don't want him breathing the air in there, man.

Hey, ladies and gentlemen.

Captain, sorry to disturb you.

Inspectors Leak and Cortez, Special Investigations Unit. Listen, we're

into a jewelry heist that happened this morning. You're probably aware of it.

Yeah, we heard it was a bunch of SFPD guys dressed like firemen.

You know Frank Madigan? This used to be his house, yes? Why are you asking about

Frank?

Well, as I'm sure you're aware, Frank did some time for manslaughter, and we

need him to tell us that he didn't do this, that's all.

Frank got into a bar fight, Inspector, with a man that was messing with his

wife.

The man hit his head on the corner of the table when Frank put him down.

Frank's not a criminal.

Yeah, well, until everybody's accounted for, we need to run down the list.

Let me help you.

Frank's clean.

Take him off.

Hey, buddy, we're on the same team here, okay? Do you know where he is?

Look, Harv, the captain's vouching for him, all right?

Look, guys, we're sorry to bother you. Come on, let's go.

Harvey,

hey.

Hey, Harv, wait up, man. What are you thinking?

What? Dude, you sit there totally checked out, and then suddenly you take

other guy's side. You don't do that. You don't ever take the other guy's side.

Harv, look. No, no, man, I need to know. What are you thinking?

I wasn't thinking. You weren't thinking. Okay.

That's a hell of a thing, Ev.

The defendant did exhibit negligence by striking the plaintiff with reckless and

wanton regard for the safety...

Of others and whereas the plaintiff did suffer numerous injuries... Okay, okay,

Joe, bottom line.

How much does he want?

2 .1 million.

Son of a bitch.

Here you go.

What's this?

That's a lot of those cards.

You're gonna need a lawyer, dude.

Inspector Cortez, Inspector Leak.

We're looking for Frank Madigan. Is he your husband?

Yes. Is there something I can help you with?

Actually, we just need to ask Frank a few questions.

Well, he's not here.

Do you expect him soon?

Not till the end of the month. He's in Kuwait.

He's a firefighter, oil rigs and stuff.

Well, your husband's on parole, isn't he?

Yes, but... Well, you know that parolees aren't allowed out of the country, so

it's very unlikely that he's in Kuwait. Would you like to try again?

I don't have to talk to you.

Ma 'am, actually,

we just need to ask Frank a couple questions. We're working a case. It's

strictly routine. Listen, if and when you speak to Frank, if you just ask

him to give us a call, okay?

What? I don't know.

I really don't know.

Amy Simmons?

That's right. Frank Madigan.

Surprised to see me?

Mr. Madigan, I have called you and your wife dozens of times since we got into

this non -payment situation arising out of your son's heart surgery. So, yeah,

yeah. You could say that I'm very surprised to see you.

Well, I'm here to work things out.

Put your file right here, believe me.

And what's the balance, exactly?

There's a 1 % per month rebilling charge, and... About $70 ,000.

Is that right, Ms. Simmons?

How about cash?

Take cash?

Cash? Yeah, cash.

That's $75 ,000, Ms. Simmons.

And I don't want you or anyone from this hospital to ever mess with my family

again.

Master Joseph. Harvey.

Oh, Joey, Joey, I got a couple of tickets to the Bob Weir concert tonight.

wouldn't be interested, would you?

Well, you know, I just happen to be available.

Hey, thanks for thinking of me, Harvey.

Oh, yeah.

Hey, you want to go out and get something to eat before?

No, no, I can't. That's the thing, because I've got Jerry. But you can find

somebody to go with, yeah?

Oh, yeah, sure. I can pick up somebody.

Great, man, great. They're 45 bucks apiece, so, you know, whenever.

What the hell is Bob Weird?

Yes, I'm holding.

Hi.

Hello. Oh, somebody's not happy.

Uh -huh.

Well, the insurance company is telling me that they sent me a renewal notice

my car insurance, and I'm telling them they did not.

Did you check the bill folder?

Hello. Hi. Yeah, now look, I've been getting a run around for about ten

Who am I speaking with now?

Ah, Mrs. Fanzelchap.

Now, look.

Now I'm going to have to call you back.

You know what's funny here?

I don't have a bills folder.

Yeah. Yeah, you do. See, I created one for you.

Makes it easier to find. And look.

It says bills right here. Block print. Easy to read.

Bills.

Yes, but you see, my car insurance has lapsed because I didn't pay the bill.

And I didn't pay the bill because you hid it. No, I filed it.

No, no. You put it in the drawer. The end result is the same. I'm still

car insurance. And since I'm being sued for $2 .1 million for an incident

involving my car, this is not really a great time to be without car insurance.

Now, you're not somehow suggesting that somehow this is my fault. Well, it damn

sure isn't mine.

I wasn't driving the car when it hit the man, now, was I? No, but maybe you can

drive it today. We have to go to court to turn it in along with all my other

possessions to pay for the judgment.

What? I thought you told me that it was his fault. It was his fault. So why are

you yelling at me?

Because you hid the insurance premium up.

Okay, fine.

You know what? I really don't want to fight. This is ridiculous.

So, if it'll make you feel any better, I will assume half the responsibility.

Well, who's going to assume the other half? Because I'm damn sure not doing

Fine. Then your car might not be the only thing that you lose.

What kind of threat is that?

Any kind you want.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. What kind of threat is that? Any kind you want.

Hey, that's my bedroom, too.

Not tonight.

Good morning.

Good morning.

A picture of our number one suspect, Frank Madigan. His alibi doesn't clear.

checked with the three firefighting companies in Kuwait right now. Nobody's

heard of him. His wife alibied him? That's right.

Not intentionally, though.

Uh, no. Doesn't seem so. Well, so then she wouldn't be culpable, right?

No, probably not.

I think she genuinely thinks he's in Kuwait.

Thank you.

Well, now that we've hammered that into the ground, what else do we know about

this guy?

I did three years at Corcoran State for manslaughter.

Didn't Billy Hopkins do time at Corcoran State?

Anybody?

You ought to check the file, Nash.

It's probably right in the file, right where it should be. Oh, and where would

that file be? Just haphazardly thrown on someone's desk around here anywhere?

Maybe it's stuck in a drawer.

Nice idea, but the dates just don't match up because, see, Hopkins was out

before Madigan was even in. Sorry. Of course, it is also possible that Madigan

and Hopkins knew some of the same people when they were in the inside, huh?

Looks sort of like a lot to me.

Any way you look at it.

Right. That's how Hopkins got hooked up.

Well, I suppose it is possible.

I know some people at Corcoran.

I'll give them a call.

That would be good. Thank you very much.

They're ready for you, Captain. I doubt that.

Of course, both of you know Mr.

Cranston, and this is his counsel, Mitchell Holtzclaw.

Hello, Drew.

I would have thought you'd still be on life support.

Haven't you done enough to my client without harassing him?

I haven't even started. And by the way, you're next.

I know what kind of scam you're running.

And you damn sure ain't gonna run it on me, pal.

I think it's time for my pain pill.

Better hang on for a few more minutes, son.

Give me a break. This is their meeting. Let's hear what they have to say.

My client is willing to drop his suit in exchange for $250 ,000.

a written apology, and a new set of T -3200 inline skates, size 9.

That's very funny.

Not in this lifetime, or any other.

Nash, please.

Is that your complete offer?

Yes, it is.

Then I must tell you that your terms are outrageous.

This suit is nothing but a sham and a shakedown, and if you think we're just

going to roll over and hand you a quarter of a million dollars based on

kind of specious claim...

then you've misjudged not only the facts of this case, but our resolve.

Consider your offer rejected.

I guess we'll see you in court, then.

Not after the judge grants us the summary judgment, dismissing the sorry

yours.

Good day, sirs.

Oh, my God.

We're dead.

Dead? What are you talking about?

They've got a sympathetic victim hit by an expensive car?

A laundry list of debilitating injuries?

Are you aware that California is a pedestrian -friendly state? Of course I

that, Nimrod. I'm a cop.

Now, what the hell was all that mumbo -jumbo about specious claims and all

Hot air. And Holtzclaw knows it.

That guy set me up. He saw me coming in the cuda. Figured me for deep pocket.

The bastard set me up.

That kind of confrontational attitude won't buy you any friends with a jury.

Are you going to help me out, even remotely or not?

We've got to try something.

I'll countersue Cranston for malicious prosecution and intentional infliction

emotional distress.

All right, good. That's a start.

But hopefully I will know it's just a bluff.

We need to think settlement, Nash.

Find an amount of money that everyone can live with.

Okay.

Well, I know the amount of money I can live with.

Zero!

You should have stayed out longer, bro.

I couldn't. If I stayed out any longer, I would have been forgotten.

Here we go.

Hello. Hey, baby.

It's me.

That trunk line.

Frank, where are you?

We just got into camp.

In Kuwait?

Yeah, where else?

Okay, trace is running.

Two cops came around looking for you, Frank.

They think you're involved in something here in San Francisco.

What? I don't know. The paper this morning said there's been some robberies

involving firemen.

Oh.

Frank,

please don't... Got it. Cell phone. Good. Let's triangulate it.

You're sure?

And you've checked everywhere, right?

All right, thanks.

So?

Nothing.

Grants is clean.

No history of insurance fraud.

Guy's a choir boy.

What about his lawyer?

Same thing.

You know, you think if they were faking it, there'd be some history of it.

There's something not right here, all right?

I know this is hard for you, but maybe you should think about settling, you

know, get something behind you. You think I'm wrong?

Well, maybe, yeah. I am not wrong.

The two of you, you don't believe this guy set me up, right?

I want you to say hello to Tony.

Tony just happens to be the top crime scene reconstructionist in the state. He

happens to work for the SSPD, and he's also my friend.

Tony, go.

Yes, okay.

Based on the skid marks at the scene, the damage to your car, the prevailing

weather conditions, the size, direction of travel, and the velocity of the

rollerblader, I believe this is an accurate scenario.

Gentlemen, please, for safety's sake, move along the barrier.

What's interesting to me is where he lands.

Right there.

If Cranston had been on the receiving end of the full impact of the car, his

body would have been sent forward and further, not close to where he lands.

So, what you're saying is, is that there is absolutely no way that this could be

an accident.

That would be my testimony.

Could I see you in private?

Claudio, you don't have to apologize to me. Sometimes you just have to see these

things with your own eyes. I mean, it doesn't matter.

What doesn't matter?

They'll come up with their own expert who will testify that Cranston was hit

accident.

No, no, no, no. See, Tony proves that I'm right. No, no.

At best, he mitigates your damages.

Doesn't anybody care what's right or wrong anymore?

Civil litigation isn't about right or wrong.

It's about settling.

It's about reaching a striking point.

Tony's testimony may save you $10 ,000 or $20 ,000, but it doesn't get you off

the hook.

So what you're saying is that even though the foremost expert says I'm

I'm still going to be bankrupt, only I'm going to be $20 ,000 less bankrupt.

That's what I'm saying.

That's messed up, Claudio.

I'm not settling.

Hey, guys, listen, Madigan's in the city. He tapped his phone. He knows that

we're on to him. He's on the run.

What happened? His wife tipped him off about our visit.

Oh, great. So what about the trace? A clone cell phone?

All right, I want you to pull his records for the last couple of days.

who he's been talking to, okay? Done.

What's the news from Corcoran?

Madigan's cellmate was a badass named Lou Ortiz. Lou Ortiz worked the kitchen

with Billy Hopkins.

All right, where's Ortiz now?

Parole. Working at a place called Lincoln Park Body Shop, but he's MIA the

few days.

Okay, I want you to find him. Maybe he can lead us to Madigan.

Okay, anything else?

Okay, let's get on it. All right.

All channels, flags notified.

Five doors, 44.

Dishes 528 at Lynn Jewelry.

1345 Mason Street.

Jewelry store fire. I'm getting deja vu all over again.

This is in Mason, right? Yeah.

All right, let's go.

Forget that. Come on.

You guys okay?

Yeah, as soon as I get this bathwater out of my ear, I'll be really hunky

Eladio. Hey, what's up?

How you doing? You keeping him out of prison? Hey, it's my job.

Our fake firefighters took another million, too.

Same multiple -fire diversion, same smash -and -grab ammo. CSU boys are

on it now.

What about Frank Madigan?

Any closer to finding him?

Ran his cell phone. One familiar name there.

Barry Reiser.

I know him. That's that security fraud guy, right? Uh -huh, the guy who peddles

fake securities and stolen bearer bonds out of his brokerage office.

Guess where he went to prison?

I bet Corcoran State.

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. You know, you just can't beat prison for

networking. Follow it up. Will do. Hey,

it's process server chick.

Hey, Miss Paperhanger, how you doing?

Pardon?

Uh, sweetheart, you're out of luck today. Mr. Bridges is not in.

And you are?

Uh, Inspector Dominguez.

Actually, I was looking for you.

You've been served.

Have a nice day.

Give me those.

Excuse me.

I'm an attorney.

Do you have a card?

I'd like to use you in the future.

Thank you very much.

What is this?

Cranston countered our countersuit by suing you.

What?

He's saying you failed to prevent the accident by warning Nash of upcoming

danger. Oh, man, that is a load of bull.

Hey, this is a bluff, right? Kind of like our counter suit?

It is possible to argue that you were distracting Nash by the process of

talking. Not in this universe.

What did I miss?

Oh, hey, check this out. Now Transon wants to sue me.

Oh, good. That way we can both settle together.

You decided to settle? Hey, we ain't settling anything, man.

Forget these guys. We're going to the map.

Now you're talking.

They picked a fight with the wrong guy.

Now that's the spirit. Trust me, both of you, this is not a smart move.

Eladio, get it through your head. We're not settling.

Is there an echo in here?

I'll prove Krantz is faking his injuries.

Now that's the Joe Dominguez I know and love so well.

Are we talking scheme here? Hey, my money's involved. You're damn right

talking scheme.

Well, if there was ever a time for it, Papa, this would be it.

I've got you in my sights, you little weasel.

Don't get your fingers cut in the spoke.

Ooh, come to papa, baby.

Oh.

Oh, come on. Don't help this guy.

Come on.

Excuse me.

No problem.

What a person.

Thanks a lot.

This isn't really necessary.

That's what Bill Gates thought.

Did you see how the feds had him sweating at his deposition?

Now pretend I'm Holtzclaw and you're on the stand. Okay, fine. You're Holtzclaw.

What exactly did Mr. Dominguez say to you immediately prior to the accident?

I don't remember exactly what he was saying.

I think I was saying something about my former accountant.

So your memory for that time period is not clear.

No, I'm perfectly clear about the issue at hand here, which is that your client

ran into my car.

Objection, Your Honor. Non -responsive.

Who are you talking to, Eladio?

The judge.

This is ridiculous.

It's your theory that while you were having a conversation, you don't

you saw a 160 -pound rollerblader voluntarily throw himself into the path

your moving 3 ,000 -pound vehicle?

It is not my theory.

It's what happened to Lottie.

That's priceless.

Do you bring this kind of powerful deductive reasoning to all your police

I'm not going to answer any more of these stupid questions, I can tell you

Because you never did see Mr. Cranston, did you? Until after he was struck by

your car and was wheels up on the pavement. Eladio, are you out of your

That's a bold -faced lie.

You're calling me a liar? Who's the liar here, Captain Bridges? I'll come back.

Eladio, how much am I paying you to berate me like this?

Oh, my standard fee.

$300 an hour.

Well, good. Stop the clock, because we're done.

Frank.

I thought... Hey, baby.

Are you back?

Or were you ever in Korea?

Listen, listen, listen, listen.

I'll explain all that later. Where's Zane?

At a friend's.

Okay, get them and get packed.

We're leaving in the morning.

Frank?

Yes? Mrs. Madigan. I'm Inspector Cross, and you know Inspector Leak. May we come

in? What do you want?

Um, we were wondering if you recognize this man.

Yes, he got Frank the oil rig job.

Howie?

This guy's name is Lou Ortiz. He was Frank's cellmate at Corcoran. You got

idea where we could find him?

No.

Does Frank have a Rolodex or an address book, anything we could look at like

that? If he did, you'd need a warrant, wouldn't you?

Not if you were willing to give it to us voluntarily.

Look, I told you, my husband's in Kuwait.

You want to ask him about this man or anything else, you'll have to do it when

he gets back.

Eileen, your husband's into some pretty bad things.

And I know you don't want to see him hurt.

You're right.

You still have my card?

Yes.

Don't be afraid to use it, okay, Eileen?

We can help.

This guy is unbelievable.

Oh.

No.

No way he made that corner. No way.

Weasel.

Who could it be?

Larry, buddy.

What's going on there, pal?

What's up?

Yo, man, we're not friends anymore?

Nothing to say to you guys.

I think you do, Barry.

Where's Frank Madigan?

I never heard of him.

Is that so? Then the ten phone calls he made to your cell phone in the last two

days were wrong numbers? Yeah, yeah, they have to be. You know what, Harp? If

I'm not mistaken, this is Barry's third strike. Isn't that right, Barry? Oh, my

goodness. Security fraud. Grand theft now. This year out there.

Bottom of the night, buddy.

Let me ask you one more time.

Where's Frank Madigan?

Huh? Can't hear, Bear. Hello? Hello?

I've been in prison. I know what they do to snitches. I can't.

Bear.

Come here.

Hey, what are you doing?

Let's just say we were to go away. Just drive off around the block. And when we

came back, this phone book was open.

And the page was marked where, guess what? If we looked, we'd find Frank

Madigan. What do you say?

And if anybody asked us, we'd honestly have to say little Barry Reiser didn't

tell us why.

Don't be here when we get back, Barry.

Don't screw us, Barry, or we'll be on your ass real fast if you think we're up

here.

Hey.

Hi.

IOU. What does this mean?

Well, it's an IOU.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I got that part, smarty pants.

What does it mean?

Well, it means if you're clever and thoughtful when you redeem it, you might

just get what you asked for.

Intriguing.

I guess it's my way of saying that I made an honest mistake, Nash. I should

never tried to reorganize your bills.

But if it is any consolation, you know...

I really don't mind if you're poor.

I'm not sure I'd leave you, but... And you know, we still do have my salary,

so... Ah, living off of you.

That's something to look forward to.

Is your man going to be alright?

Yeah.

That was a decent thing you did, Frank.

Of course, the old man wouldn't have needed saving if you hadn't torched the

joint.

Two commendations for bravery.

You saved that man's life today and paid off your kid's hospital bills.

You're not a bad guy, Frank.

What's going on with you?

I don't know.

Now, you don't know what I've been through, man.

I've heard.

Time for you to turn the corner, Frank.

Do the right thing for your family.

How?

I'll walk you through it.

It'll go easier on you.

You're lucky I'm on duty or you wouldn't have your teeth. Now turn around.

Hey, where you going? What do you mean, where am I going? I've been trying to

call you on yourself for the last hour.

Oh, my battery must be dead.

Tell me you got something good on Cranston. He hasn't left his wheelchair.

Well, what are you doing here?

My cover got blown.

So, what you're saying is we got nothing, right?

Well, not exactly nothing.

It seems Mr. Cranston is a peeping Tom.

So how does that help us?

What's going on?

I'm going to have to redeem this.

Hi, SFPD.

I'm a police officer.

Yeah, but that doesn't give you the right to spy on me when I'm undressing

Okay.

Okay, look, we're both actually police officers, and we need your help.

Well, howdy, Drew.

Now that's a genuine miracle.

Up and walking around like that, huh? Hallelujah.

Say cheese.

Uh -oh.

Oh, that's got to hurt.

I don't think he's faking this time.

Hi there.

Oh, hi yourself.

I'll be making something really good because, uh, you know you owe me.

What are you talking about? Who owes who here?

Trying to restart this fight, sister?

No, no, I'm just saying I think you owe me something a little extra special for

what I did.

Well, Natch, come on, don't just get down to my skivvies or just anybody, you

know that.

Isn't that special?

So nice that you have that going for your little value system there.

You know, I really think you're missing the point. Oh, no, I'm getting the

point. I'm just choosing to ignore it.

Fine. Go ahead.

Ah! What? Oh!

Oh, what did you do?

Let me see.

Damn. Are you okay?

Oh, no.

No, no, no, no, no. You're not playing fair.

I like it when you're gullible.

You know, you should have kept that I owe you.

I know what's going to happen.

To you.

To your family.

To everyone.

And I know why you're afraid of us.

But you don't have to be.

All you have to do is trust us.

When the time is right, I'll tell you everything.

The answers are coming.