INT. - THE MELTON HOTEL to CICI'S APARTMENT to THE MELTON HOTEL - EVENING

Gaylene insisted on stopping at the bar first and Ray wasn't about to argue with her. Three rounds of neat Scotch later, and even the medical examiner was staggering.

Mummy had taken a private table in the back corner, surrounded by tasteful, curved walls and towering plants, but sound carried. Especially her piercing voice when she took one look at Ray and Gaylene who both giggled as they ...