Bailey laughed.

Not because it was funny, but because the situation was serious, that any other reaction might have ended with her being locked up.

"Mr. Wilson." she said as he rose, "How about we take a walk and have a word with the police man handling this case. Once we do that, maybe you can try to ask me what my price will be once more."

When they got to the policeman's desk, the police gave Mr. Wilson a brief run down on the situation on ground.

"The case here, Mr. Wilson, is that ...