He’s got the car behind him, he can’t go anywhere.” The senior Patroller obviously had a bit of nous, and Robbie was a bit surprised that he had...such a low rank. Maybe he was still fairly new. Or had been demoted for some minor infraction.Terry moved to his right, Robbie’s left, while Zazzer moved the other way. It was harder now for Robbie to keep good watch on all three, and he was more than a little uncomfortable, knowing the danger he was in. “I can still get two of you before the third. As I did so I sensed a familiar smell coming from her. Obviously remaining from when she had serviced Magda yesterday evening. I walked back to the bathroom tugging her behind me with the leash. I picked up a flannel and ran it under the cold tap then scrubbed her face. She yelped in protest at the cold water. I towelled her dry and then pointed at the toilet. A look of relief came over her face and she sat down. The look turned to embarrassment when she saw I wasn’t leaving. Her cheeks blushed. . and then destroy them if you concur.”“You didn’t exactly ask my opinion before you threatened to kill someone!” Liz said.“I never would have actually harmed her,” I said. “Just like I’d never actually let a mobster cut her up into little pieces. But I had to make her believe I would. The threat had to be viable. In order to carry that off, you had to be just as surprised at my instability as she was. They had to leave here worried about a wild card. They’ve been around you long enough to know. He didn't look good. The doc hadn't arrived yet, so there was nothing any of us could do at the moment.About ten minutes had passed when a youngster came running in. "Paw, rider coming, riding hard!" Thanks, Jacob. Go out and show him in here when he arrives," Waite said to his son.The epitome of a frontier doctor came hurrying into the room."OUT!" was his first demand.Cowed, the women left. The Ranger and I didn't budge, however.When the doc looked up, he repeated, "OUT, I said everyone out!".