CHAPTER 11 : Bad trip
The next morning Tom and Doug went to see Fuller at the Chapel of Jump Street. They speak several minutes before going. Fuller reminds them to hurry with this case. He tells them to ask for a lot of dope to be sure they could meet the big boss.
"Yeah we know Captain", Tom says.
"Time for class now, you'd better go !" Fuller tells his young officers.
The McQuaids arrive late atthe High School and enter their class.
They begin to speak louder so everybody could see them. They have to act like rebels all the time. They have a reputation. They're talking with Rick and Mikey. After making so many noises it annoyed the teacher they're sent to the principal's office with Rick and Mikey. The principal decides to expel them from the school for the day. They're all happy about it as the school isn't really their favorite place.
"So what are we gonna do today ?" Rick asks.
"We could talk business" Doug proposes.
"Okay, so you wanna buy more ?" Rick asks.
"Yes, a lot more" Tom answers.
"What have you done with the 1/4 kilo we gave you yesterday evening ?" Mikey asks suspicious.
"You know we sold it and we kept a bit for ourselves too. Kids love your dope so we sold everything in one night."
"Yes it's a good one. We kept some dope for us but we'd like to have more" Tom adds.
"Ok I understand. It's normal you don't have that much left if you kept some for you and already sold the rest" Rick says.
They walk thinking about a place to go to.
"What about going to the 'Corail'" Tom proposes thinking about Trisha.
Doug looks at Tom cause he knows why he wants to return there. He knows it's not only for business but also to see Trisha and try to save her before it's too late.
Doug doesn't really disapprove Tom's behavior with this girl but they have to be careful not to blow their cover .
"It's okay for me" Rick says.
"Already fan of the place Tom ?" Mikey asks.
Tom thinks fast.
"Yeah we have anything we want there" he answers without thinking too much.
"You're right it's a good choice" Mikey says "you got dope, junkies, sluts… everything a man's dreaming about. It's the paradise when you have money, otherwise you're like them, I mean like the prostitutes always searching to sell their body against money, they get beat… but they keep doing that."
"You know who beats them ?" Tom asks.
"Why do you wanna know ?" Rick asks.
'Easy man' Doug thinks looking at Tom.
"Just to know, I'd rather not approach that dude" Tom answers.
"Yeah you're right, you'd better not approach him, he's violent" Rick says.
"So who's this guy ?" Doug asks.
"Frank, the prostitutes' mack" Mikey tells them.
"So can we go now ?" Rick asks impatient to make another deal.
They go to the 'Corail' by car. They arrive after a few minutes, Doug parks the car and Tom begins to search after Trisha. He doesn't see her.
They enter the pub and take a seat at the same table they were sitting the previous day. They order beers.
Tom still doesn't see Trisha, he knows she won't spend her entire life in this pub but she must be here most part of the day.
"Where's Trisha ?" Tom asks Rick and Mikey.
Doug gives Tom the "pay attention to what you say" look.
"Why ?" Rick asks.
"I wanted some company tonight" Tom says not to sound suspicious.
"Your matter can be resolved soon. In case you didn't notice there're plenty of girls here" Mikey says.
"Yep but I want Trisha" Tom says.
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"Sandra, get your ass over here !" Mikey yells.
The girl walks towards the table. Tom doesn't know how to get out of this situation and Doug doesn't know either. Tom wants to see Trisha and not this girl. Doug's just hoping his bud won't do something stupid.
"Where's Trisha ?" Tom and Doug ask together to Sandra.
"Trisha… um she's at the hospital, in the coma, since yesterday evening."
"Oh Yeah?" say the McQuaids surprised by this bad news. They can see Rick and Mikey didn't know about that.
"Yep" Sandra says "she's at the 'The Pity' hospital, she made an overdose and she was beaten again."
Tom seems ready to kill someone hearing what Sandra's saying. The only thing Tom's thinking about right now is to make a deal as fast as possible with Rick and Mikey and then rush to the hospital to see Trisha and make the guilty pay for what he did to her.
Sandra sits near Tom. She finds him more attractive then Doug, of course.
"So can we talk business now ?" Mikey asks.
"Sure we're ready" Doug says. "This time we wanta whole kilo of coke and a whole kilo of hero."
Tom gives Doug the "Don't you think you're going too far ?" look.
"Wow that's a lot !" Rick says surprised.
"Yeah" Tom says looking at Doug wondering why he did that. "But that's what we want."
Rick and Mikey seem to panic a bit cause they know they can't have that by themselves but they have to see the big boss. It's exactly what Tom and Doug wanted.
"If you think your boss can't have that for us" Doug says getting up ready to leave "we'll ask someone else."
"No, wait a sec and sit down" Rick says "sure we can have that."
"For tonight ?" Doug asks.
"No problem, I'm gonna give the boss a call right now" Rick says.
Tom and Doug look at each other with a smile on their lips. They're finally getting somewhere.
"Herman, it's me Rick. They're two guys with me who want one kilo of coke and one kilo of hero for tonight"
"You sure we can trust them ? They're no cops ?" Herman asks.
"Yes, we tested them" Rick says.
Tom and Doug know what they're talking about by hearing "we tested them".
"Okay" Herman says "I'm coming tonight at 10 with the drugs."
"Okay Herman, we'll be at the 'Corail' okay ?"
"It works for me" Herman answers.
'Great' Tom and Doug think, we succeeded and we'll bust Rick, Mikey and the big boss tonight. Tom also wishes to bust the guy who beats the girls.
"It's okay guys he'll come tonight to give you the stuff in person" Rick says.
"How much will we have to pay ?" Doug asks.
"5 000."
"Wow, it's a lot" Doug says.
"It's okay" Tom says to end the conversation.
Doug looks once again his friend and gives him a bad look. 'Seems like Tom lost his head and turned completely mad' Doug says. But Tom knows what he's doing and he knows he can't change the price.
"We'll meet tonight at 10" Rick says.
"Okay" Tom answers.
"Don't forget the money" Mikey says.
"Sure we're not stupid" Doug says.
At that time Tom looks at Doug and they both want to laugh knowing what happened earlier with the money Doug had forgotten in his apartment.
They leave the pub. Tom tells Doug he'd like to go to the hospital to visit Trisha. Also to ask her who beat her and to bust that guy.
"Okay let's go" Doug says.
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