Alan Chan The Accused

Valerie came into the living room of the hotel suite and punched the coffee table hard.

"Hey! What did you do that for, Valerie? You messed me up!" Anne protested.

"THAT TWIN BROTHER OF YOURS STOLE MY TAMBOURINE SET, ANNE!" Valerie said furiously.

"Now wait just a minute!" Anne shouted at Valerie, trying to defend Alan.

"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!" Valerie yelled furiously at Anne.

Alan M. stood up from playing Chess with Tom.

"Cool it, Val," Alan M. said. "just try to think rationally."

"I'M DONE THINKING RATIONALLY, ALAN!" Valerie yelled at her roadie furiously.

Valerie stormed off to her bedroom to put her tambourines back into their cases.

"I don't understand why Valerie is acting this way." Josie said to Alan M.

"I don't understand why Valerie is acting this way either, Josie," Alan M. said. "but I intend to find out."

Tom made his finishing move.

"Hey, Mayberry," Tom said to Alan M. "checkmate!"

Alan M. was flabbergasted.

"How did you do that?" Alan M. asked Tom.

"Simple, Alan M.," Alan said. "the game of Chess really takes a lot of patience, that's something that Tom has plenty of."