Sly was a bit surprised, but he didn't let it show. As usual, he immediately started things off with a witty remark. "That's funny... the map didn't mention anything about a pretty fox with a shock pistol." "Yeah, and you're pretty as well... pretty dumb! You really think you can get away from me this time?" "Is that a rhetorical question, or do you expect an answer from me, Inspector?" "Ok, then I've got another question for you... give me one good reason why I shouldn't knock you out with a shot from my shock pistol right now!"

It was obvious that Inspector Carmelita was not in the mood for an prolonged exchange of verbal barbs. It might have had something to do with the fact that Carmelita's eyes hurt from looking at the museum brochure... yes, like I said before it was THAT UGLY. "One good reason? Hmm.. how about the fact that you might knock yourself off the edge of the cliff?" "Nice try Cooper, but you're going to have to do..." A small piece of the ground at the edge of the cliff crumbled... part of that piece was the ground that Inspector Carmelita was standing on. Her instincts kicked in, and she was able to avoid falling the 20 feet between the top of the cliff and the ground below. Unfortunately for her (and fortunately for Sly), her instincts also caused her to put her hands out in front of her so she didn't end up flat on her face... problem was that this meant she had let go of her shock pistol... and while it hadn't ended up falling 20 feet to the ground either, it DID end up leaving her hands. That's all Sly needed, and as he turned to run for safety, he said: "It's been nice chatting with you again, Inspector Fox. However, they say time is money, so I better get going."

Sly ended up getting a short head-start on Inspector Carmelita, but she quickly got up and retrieved her shock pistol. "You can run Cooper, but you can't hide!" She took after Sly, and Sly realized that she was right. The area around them was completely bare of any features that could be used for concealment purposes. "Wow, first time something she shouted at me during a chase is actually smart. I wonder, does she still think..." Sly heard the familiar sound of Carmelita firing her shock pistol, and dodged the incoming blast as usual. "Come back here, ringtail!" "Question answered... and the answer is yes."

Things started to get a little tricky after a while, as Inspector Carmelita appeared to be improving her accuracy and there was still no sign of anything to provide cover from the shock pistol blasts. "What did that map say... wait, it said something about a forest at the bottom of the other end of the cliff! Once I get into that forest, I'll be able to lose Carmelita easily. It's too bad really... it's so fun messing with her... at least most of the time." This was one of the few times it wasn't fun... just tedious."I've got to take down Cooper soon... if I don't, he'll escape!" Inspector Carmelita had also remembered about the forest, and it didn't take a rocket scientist (or a turtle named Bentley) to figure out that it would be near-impossible to catch Sly if he made it into the forest... near-impossible if there had been a squad of officers with the Inspector.

Carmelita fired off another round of shots from her shock pistol... and the last two nearly hit Sly! "This is bad... if I don't come to the other end of this cliff soon, "static cling" will be the least of my worries." Just as he said this, the other end of the cliff came into view. "Okay, all I have to do is make it down this cliff and into the forest. Then after I lose the Inspector, I can continue my treasure hunt. "Wondering if you'll find gold bars in that treasure, Cooper? Don't worry, I'll stop you before you can make it down that cliff... so the only bars you'll have to wonder about are the bars of your jail cell!"