Chapter Four.

Back in Paris, Carmelita searched the streets furiously for a towel. She had even tried bribing local residents: "If you can give me a towel, AND catch Cooper and Tember, I will pay you a million coins!" But they ignored her.

So she made her way back up to her office, where she would forget all that had just happened. The trouble was, how was she going to get in the office? The key was not in the door!

Carmelita searched furiously for the key; in her pockets, under the door-mat, even in her underpants! No luck! "GRR!" she growled. "They've made off with my key! And I'm locked out of my own office!"

Then, to make matters worse, a police car showed up, an out stepped the new Police Chief, Chief Porter. He was an enormous gorilla, his clothes too small for him. He had the "Don't mess with me" face, and sticking out of his fat lip was a lit cigar.

"Inspector Fox?" he asked, removing the cigar.

Carmelita gulped. "That's me!"

"Why are you all ringing wet?" asked the Chief.

"Well, I…"

"Why are you not in your office?"

"I was, but…"

"And why are you STAMMERING?" barked Chief Porter, particularly on the last word.

"OK, Chief" Carmelita calmed down. "I'll tell you what happened. I was on my night-time patrol, and my eyes feasted on one Sly Cooper. So I hunted him down, saw him standing on a boat, shot him, and fell in the water. And it wasn't Cooper that I shot. It was a dummy. So then, I just make my way onto shore, see Cooper driving away, and the next thing you know, that Matt Tember's about! Eventually I catch up with him, but he escapes!"

Porter was not impressed. "You mean to tell me" he said loudly, "that you cannot control two criminals?"

"But… but…"

"No if's, and's, or but's, Inspector Fox!" roared the Chief. "I'm gonna do something that Barkley should've done years ago! I'm replacing you!" As he said his line, the Chief removed Carmelita's police badge and shock pistol. "Come here" he said to someone in the car. That someone stepped out. That someone was…

"Neyla?!"

"That's INSPECTOR Neyla to you" replied the purple tigress, as she put her badge on. "Now, I suggest you get outta here before I slap the cuffs on you."

Carmelita did as she was told. "You'll regret this!" she spat at her replacement.