Monday, November 30, 2009

Just don't let him do anything that involves negotiating and everything will be fine.

Ray and Phil dispatched and probably turned over to the proper authorities (or maybe left to the animals for a little swamp justice), Mark and Bob head on over to the wildlife office to pay a visit to Mark's good friend Cliff for another cup of that awesome coffee he makes. (We'll just assume that Rusty and Sassy are waiting in the car.) Mark tells Cliff about the fishing trip (though he neglects to mention that they didn't exactly catch any fish) and explains that Bob is a really, really great guy who's just a little down on his luck and could use a job so that he doesn't revert to his criminal ways (or get peered-pressured into them again).
With recommendations from both Mark Trail and the Jack Elrod Ball, Cliff decides to give poor Bob a break and not take him to court. Ray and Phil, however, will not be so lucky and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. But wait, there's more! Seeing as how Mark thinks Bob is such a great guy, Cliff decides to give Bob a job in the Wildlife Control Department. (I hear there's a dangerous bear on the lose and there have been a few positions suddenly come open, but don't tell Bob.) It looks like things are finally starting to look up for Bob. Sure, he doesn't have any training in wildlife control, his last job was in a mill, and he's easily led, but at least now he's got a job and probably a snazzy new uniform, so all's well that ends well, I guess.

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