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He stared at Finn as if he had hired a pariah to play at his club

"What the hell?" he de the young woin to move his lips She’d spoken with such a contemptuous air, that even Tartan stood dead silent for a minute

"We employ people to handle this kind of problem!" he stuttered out after a moment

"Well, your employees were apparently not available and I was practically being raped on the dance floor!" Gayle Sawyer said, looking crossly at Saly at Finn

"I hope you haven’t broken his jaw," Tartan said

"I hope he has!" Gayleand velvet Victorian costuh the crowd and stooped down by the drunk

"Hey!" Tartan said

The "worowled up at him in a deep voice "I’m a doctor He’s fine, won’t even have a bruise on his chin He’s just drunk as a skunk Anyone here know the guy?"

A startled little cry sounded and a tiny wo to her knees "It’s Marty!" she cried And she stared at all of the a circle of vultures "What have you done to ly "You’re here with… him?"

"Of course! He’stotally obnoxious at the bar"

"Marty? Never!" she protested angrily

"Ma’a really obnoxious"

The wolared at the occupants of the bar "I’m sure he turned all you prostitutes down, and so--"

"Prostitutes!" Gayle cried

"This is getting out of hand," Tartan said, his lips twitching "Doctor--" he began, then shuddered, looking at his "guest" in his drag-queen apparel--"can we move him?"

"Of course He’s just drunk"

"Drunk Marty never drinks too ued

"Lady, smell hi a finger at Finn "How dare you! What did you do?"

"Excuse ic to alcohol, I don’t know He was rude and obnoxious tolady!" the woman sniffed "My ass!" she exclaimed

"I’ll lay you wicked flat in two seconds, lady," Gayle warned

"Please!" Sah He looked at the drunk on the floor, the wife, the crowd at the bar, and seeet hiure in the Victorian dress was a doctor "I can move him"

The doctor nodded "You have a room here?" he said to the wife

"Yes And we’ll take Marty up to it, but I promise you, there will be a lawsuit I have witnesses"

"Ma’am, the witnesses will all say that your husband was drunk and obnoxious," Megan heard herself say, her own voice rising

She was startled to hear Finn speaking, calht now, just so that there are no questions or hesitations later?"

Saan could see that Finn was still angry, and not about to be accused of undue force against the man

"Hey! I’m a cop," a man, dressed in a Freddy costu off his mask "I’m not on duty, but I did witness what happened" He looked at Marty’s wife, a little sadly "Ma’am, I’m sorry, but your husband was drunk and obnoxious"