(Note of Caitlin: Y'all, if you're like Officer Tom, please don't be
offended, though I doubt most of you will be like him. If you are...uh...)
With Boss and Mike...
Mike continued to read his book. Boss continued to do nothing but think. Mike put his book down, turned toward Boss, and remarked, "Well, if we're his sons, why are we bored? Same with the Margaritas and Senoritas tour. Where's the margaritas? All I saw was beer. Where's the senoritas, too? All I saw were a bunch of dang redneck girls!"
Boss stared blankly at Mike. "What? You don't get it?" Mike asked. "No," Boss replied as he walked around the room. Suddenly the two foes heard the front door open. Boss and Mike put their ears to the door and listened for someone.
"Bob," Officer Tom inquired, "why are you following me?" "I think there's something wrong with you, Tom," Officer Bob replied. "You've been acting strange, and you've been saying some stuff that isn't that good for you. You're acting like someone who wants-" "No, I am not!" Officer Tom shouted. "Why don't you just go away and leave me alone?! You have kids and a wife! Go home to them and be the family man!"
Officer Bob glared at his partner and remarked, "Why are you concerned about my kids, Tom? You're acting like you have some interest in them!" "Go home, Bob! I'm sick of you!" Officer Tom yelled. Officer Tom's rage was focused on Officer Bob.
Officer Bob retorted, "I'm just trying to help, Tom! I'm your best friend! I'm just asking why you are concerned about my kids. They're in college! Are you interested in my little girl or my two boys? Huh?"
Officer Tom stared at Officer Bob sharply. "At least you have kids," he whispered. Officer Bob returned the glare and retorted, "I've known you since preschool, and you've always wanted kids. Twenty one years ago when you were eighteen, I still remember what you did to-" "Would you stop mentioning that?!" Officer Tom demanded as his rage grew larger. "The last thing I need to do is remember when I took drugs! I'm a police officer now, not someone addicted to drugs!"
Officer Bob nodded and returned, "I don't really care! You're thirty nine, and I'm fourty! Don't you see? You're interested in children!" "No, I'm not!" Officer Tom fussed as his rage enlarged. Officer Bob feuded, "Yes, you are! You're a police officer! You're not supposed to want to molest these children! I know you!" "How dare you say that!" Officer Tom scolded. "I don't do that!" "Mr. Officer Tom, you're a pedophile!" Officer Bob shouted.
Officer Tom glared at Officer Bob and roared, "Get out of my house! How dare you call me that! Get out!" "I should've never let you take those two boys in fourteen years ago, you...you pedophile!" Officer Bob yelled as he slammed the front door behind himself.
After Officer Bob exited his home, Officer Tom dropped down to his knees and put his face in his paws. "You're sick, Tom, just sick," he whispered. "But you're not a pedophile. Never was and never will be, no matter what Bob says to you, Tom. You're not going to do anything, Tom."
Boss and Mike continued to listen to any sounds in the living room. Mike stepped away from the door and remarked, "Man, that Officer Bob gave it to him." Boss stared into space and thought aloud, "If what Officer Bob said is true about Officer Tom being a pedophile, Mike, we're not just here because he wants kids."
Mike turned pale and whispered, "Is that supposed to be true?" Boss nodded slowly and said under his breath, "We're also here because Officer Tom wants to..." Mike gasped and jumped on the bed that was in the room. "I don't wanna be...be...!!!" he said.
Without any warning the door opened. "What are you two doing in here?" Officer Tom asked as he peered in the room. "Oh," Mike lied, "we're just playing a game." "Yeah," Officer Tom replied as he looked at Boss. "Well...I...I'll be back...in a few...minutes to get you...for dinner..."
Officer Tom shook his head and remarked, "I've got something for you." He entered the room and pulled something out from behind his back. Officer Tom handed Boss his shovel. "H-how di-did yo-you get it?" Boss stuttered as he looked it over. "Oh, I took it, too," Officer Tom replied as he again stared at Boss.
Officer Tom closed the door as he exited and as he continued to stare at Boss perpetually. A few seconds after Officer Tom left, Mike looked at Boss and inquired, "What was that stare about?" Boss glanced back at Mike and responded, "I really don't know, but it felt like he was looking at me strangely. It didn't feel comfortable." "Well," Mike remarked, "I think you better watch out then."
Boss laughed and replied, "No, it can't be that. He just likes my fur!" "Yeah, exactly," Mike retorted. "Officer Tom's rage is not a good one. You just better watch out for youself."
A few minutes later, Officer Tom came back. "Dinner's ready," he said immediately when he opened the door. He led them into the dining room and went into the kitchen. Mike sat down casually as Boss sat down slowly beside him. "I don't like the energy in here," Boss whispered. "I don't either. It's negative," Mike answered.
Officer Tom came back into the dining room with a pile of sunflower seeds. "There," he said as he sat down beside Boss. "Hope that's enough." "It is...," Boss mumbled as he reached for a sunflower seed. Mike glanced at Officer Tom and thought, Well, looks like the officer's got his eye on him. Ouch, I just hope, even though he's my worst enemy, Officer Tom doesn't get too close to Boss.
What's this Officer Tom thinking? Boss thought. Why is he looking at me like that? Heck, this is just great. How he's looking at me isn't right. Why is he looking at me? Would he just stop it?!
Maybe I need to just think about this, Officer Tom recalled. I don't want to lose my best friend because I'm acting like a pedophile. Why can't I stop looking at that kid? Am I truly sick? Please, Tom, don't do this to yourself!
After dinner, Officer Tom inquired, "Do you two like to watch TV?" "Yeah!" Boss replied quickly. "I do...," Mike responded just because he didn't want to go back to the room. "Well, why don't you two join me watching TV?" Officer Tom questioned. "OK," Mike said as he and Boss followed him into the living room.
With Nin-Ham, Hamtaro, Caitlin, Penelope, and Stella...
"Are we done looking?" Stella questioned as they came to the end of a street. Caitlin sighed and rested against a stop sign. "It's useless...," she whispered. "Don't give up, Caitlin!" Hamtaro encouraged. "Ookyoo!" Penelope remarked.
Nin-Ham sat down on the sidewalk and muttered, "But, Hamtaro, it may be impossible for us to find the suspect. I'm not sure if you agree, but I think Officer Tom's got something in this. I mean, he wasn't willing to help us at all. Officer Bob had positive energy about the case, but Officer Tom wasn't willing to do anything. I'm sorry, but I think he's our suspect. In the meantime, let's find a hotel and get some sleep. I think we all need to think about this and Officer Tom. He's sick."
Hamtaro looked at Nin-Ham and asked, "Why do you think he's sick?" "I heard from someone once that he's a kinda guy," Nin-Ham responded, "that's good in the office, but at home, he's sick and a pedophile, whatever that is." "A pe-pedo-pedophile?" Caitlin stuttered as she looked up at Nin-Ham. "You mean it?! Oh my word! I'm never going near that guy again! I'm keeping Penelope as far away from that man as much as I can!"
"Why?" Stella asked. "What is that thing?" "Someone who has an interest in children," Caitlin replied. "What's wrong with that?" Hamtaro inquired. Caitlin continued, "It's not any kind of interest..."
Nin-Ham interrupted, "If they don't know by now, they shouldn't know! I get it now!" "Ookyoo?" Penelope questioned. "Let's just get a hotel room for us so we won't be out here on the streets tonight," Nin-Ham responded quickly as they walked toward Hamster City again.
With Boss and Mike...
Mike continued to read his book. Boss continued to do nothing but think. Mike put his book down, turned toward Boss, and remarked, "Well, if we're his sons, why are we bored? Same with the Margaritas and Senoritas tour. Where's the margaritas? All I saw was beer. Where's the senoritas, too? All I saw were a bunch of dang redneck girls!"
Boss stared blankly at Mike. "What? You don't get it?" Mike asked. "No," Boss replied as he walked around the room. Suddenly the two foes heard the front door open. Boss and Mike put their ears to the door and listened for someone.
"Bob," Officer Tom inquired, "why are you following me?" "I think there's something wrong with you, Tom," Officer Bob replied. "You've been acting strange, and you've been saying some stuff that isn't that good for you. You're acting like someone who wants-" "No, I am not!" Officer Tom shouted. "Why don't you just go away and leave me alone?! You have kids and a wife! Go home to them and be the family man!"
Officer Bob glared at his partner and remarked, "Why are you concerned about my kids, Tom? You're acting like you have some interest in them!" "Go home, Bob! I'm sick of you!" Officer Tom yelled. Officer Tom's rage was focused on Officer Bob.
Officer Bob retorted, "I'm just trying to help, Tom! I'm your best friend! I'm just asking why you are concerned about my kids. They're in college! Are you interested in my little girl or my two boys? Huh?"
Officer Tom stared at Officer Bob sharply. "At least you have kids," he whispered. Officer Bob returned the glare and retorted, "I've known you since preschool, and you've always wanted kids. Twenty one years ago when you were eighteen, I still remember what you did to-" "Would you stop mentioning that?!" Officer Tom demanded as his rage grew larger. "The last thing I need to do is remember when I took drugs! I'm a police officer now, not someone addicted to drugs!"
Officer Bob nodded and returned, "I don't really care! You're thirty nine, and I'm fourty! Don't you see? You're interested in children!" "No, I'm not!" Officer Tom fussed as his rage enlarged. Officer Bob feuded, "Yes, you are! You're a police officer! You're not supposed to want to molest these children! I know you!" "How dare you say that!" Officer Tom scolded. "I don't do that!" "Mr. Officer Tom, you're a pedophile!" Officer Bob shouted.
Officer Tom glared at Officer Bob and roared, "Get out of my house! How dare you call me that! Get out!" "I should've never let you take those two boys in fourteen years ago, you...you pedophile!" Officer Bob yelled as he slammed the front door behind himself.
After Officer Bob exited his home, Officer Tom dropped down to his knees and put his face in his paws. "You're sick, Tom, just sick," he whispered. "But you're not a pedophile. Never was and never will be, no matter what Bob says to you, Tom. You're not going to do anything, Tom."
Boss and Mike continued to listen to any sounds in the living room. Mike stepped away from the door and remarked, "Man, that Officer Bob gave it to him." Boss stared into space and thought aloud, "If what Officer Bob said is true about Officer Tom being a pedophile, Mike, we're not just here because he wants kids."
Mike turned pale and whispered, "Is that supposed to be true?" Boss nodded slowly and said under his breath, "We're also here because Officer Tom wants to..." Mike gasped and jumped on the bed that was in the room. "I don't wanna be...be...!!!" he said.
Without any warning the door opened. "What are you two doing in here?" Officer Tom asked as he peered in the room. "Oh," Mike lied, "we're just playing a game." "Yeah," Officer Tom replied as he looked at Boss. "Well...I...I'll be back...in a few...minutes to get you...for dinner..."
Officer Tom shook his head and remarked, "I've got something for you." He entered the room and pulled something out from behind his back. Officer Tom handed Boss his shovel. "H-how di-did yo-you get it?" Boss stuttered as he looked it over. "Oh, I took it, too," Officer Tom replied as he again stared at Boss.
Officer Tom closed the door as he exited and as he continued to stare at Boss perpetually. A few seconds after Officer Tom left, Mike looked at Boss and inquired, "What was that stare about?" Boss glanced back at Mike and responded, "I really don't know, but it felt like he was looking at me strangely. It didn't feel comfortable." "Well," Mike remarked, "I think you better watch out then."
Boss laughed and replied, "No, it can't be that. He just likes my fur!" "Yeah, exactly," Mike retorted. "Officer Tom's rage is not a good one. You just better watch out for youself."
A few minutes later, Officer Tom came back. "Dinner's ready," he said immediately when he opened the door. He led them into the dining room and went into the kitchen. Mike sat down casually as Boss sat down slowly beside him. "I don't like the energy in here," Boss whispered. "I don't either. It's negative," Mike answered.
Officer Tom came back into the dining room with a pile of sunflower seeds. "There," he said as he sat down beside Boss. "Hope that's enough." "It is...," Boss mumbled as he reached for a sunflower seed. Mike glanced at Officer Tom and thought, Well, looks like the officer's got his eye on him. Ouch, I just hope, even though he's my worst enemy, Officer Tom doesn't get too close to Boss.
What's this Officer Tom thinking? Boss thought. Why is he looking at me like that? Heck, this is just great. How he's looking at me isn't right. Why is he looking at me? Would he just stop it?!
Maybe I need to just think about this, Officer Tom recalled. I don't want to lose my best friend because I'm acting like a pedophile. Why can't I stop looking at that kid? Am I truly sick? Please, Tom, don't do this to yourself!
After dinner, Officer Tom inquired, "Do you two like to watch TV?" "Yeah!" Boss replied quickly. "I do...," Mike responded just because he didn't want to go back to the room. "Well, why don't you two join me watching TV?" Officer Tom questioned. "OK," Mike said as he and Boss followed him into the living room.
With Nin-Ham, Hamtaro, Caitlin, Penelope, and Stella...
"Are we done looking?" Stella questioned as they came to the end of a street. Caitlin sighed and rested against a stop sign. "It's useless...," she whispered. "Don't give up, Caitlin!" Hamtaro encouraged. "Ookyoo!" Penelope remarked.
Nin-Ham sat down on the sidewalk and muttered, "But, Hamtaro, it may be impossible for us to find the suspect. I'm not sure if you agree, but I think Officer Tom's got something in this. I mean, he wasn't willing to help us at all. Officer Bob had positive energy about the case, but Officer Tom wasn't willing to do anything. I'm sorry, but I think he's our suspect. In the meantime, let's find a hotel and get some sleep. I think we all need to think about this and Officer Tom. He's sick."
Hamtaro looked at Nin-Ham and asked, "Why do you think he's sick?" "I heard from someone once that he's a kinda guy," Nin-Ham responded, "that's good in the office, but at home, he's sick and a pedophile, whatever that is." "A pe-pedo-pedophile?" Caitlin stuttered as she looked up at Nin-Ham. "You mean it?! Oh my word! I'm never going near that guy again! I'm keeping Penelope as far away from that man as much as I can!"
"Why?" Stella asked. "What is that thing?" "Someone who has an interest in children," Caitlin replied. "What's wrong with that?" Hamtaro inquired. Caitlin continued, "It's not any kind of interest..."
Nin-Ham interrupted, "If they don't know by now, they shouldn't know! I get it now!" "Ookyoo?" Penelope questioned. "Let's just get a hotel room for us so we won't be out here on the streets tonight," Nin-Ham responded quickly as they walked toward Hamster City again.