Julian eventually agreed to Violet’s request and dropped the theft charges against Benny and Polly. Still, since they’d technically violated public order, it fined them two thousand dollars each.
After spending two nights in a holding cell, they walked out of the station grumbling.
“Unbelievable. They don’t understand a damn thing,” Benny barked. “We told them we knew the ring’s owner, and they still arrested us. Bunch of psychos—police these days really have nothing better to do.”
“Shh, keep your voice down,” Polly hissed, tugging on his arm. “We’re not even that far from the door. You wanna get locked up again for mouthing off?”
Benny hesitated, then turned back toward the building and flipped the station a middle finger.
A few blocks later, Polly spoke up, still shaken. “Where the
