Duke walked into the shabby, run-down bar. Buisness was adverage for the afternoon run. A drunk here and there, empty bar stools, couple of employees working around the joint. Duke didn't think this bar was a big deal but, hey, there's a reason why it's in buisness. He walked up to the bartender, a man who looked around Duke's age. He examined the collection of booze and beer on the shelves and counter. Reasonable amount, not too few, not too many. Duke sat on a solitary barstool and the barkeeper approached him from behind the counter.
"Heya, what'll it be?" The man smirked, trying to look friendly.
"Just a cold one, thanks." Duke nodded, looking around more "new place, eh?"
"Yeah, just opened a month ago." The mans hands were jittery while manning the tap, he dropped the glass, breaking it into tiny pieces. "Crap!"
"Nervous?" Duke asked.
"Stressed." The man answered from under the table. "I own and manage this place. The stress gets to you."
"Yeah, i know the feeling." Duke huffed.
"You know what... That was my fault. How 'bout some nachos on the house?" He asked, throwing glass shards in the trash.
Duke didnt want to take him up on that offer, but it was lunch-time and who wouldn't turn down free nachos?
"Pich in some sour cream and we've got a deal." Duke answered.
"Alright, on it." The bartender ducked under the table again, no doubt to get a bowl.
"By the way my name's Duke." Duke said, examining the interior of the building again.
"Bart." The man replied, placing a bowl with chips in it on the table.
"Bart?" Duke smiled "Bart the bartender?"
Bart laughed "Yeah. Funny how those things work, huh?"
"Well, Bart, do you remember two guys who came here yesterday? Uh... John and..." Duke tried his best to remember but the other name slipped his mind.
"Ben?" Bart huffed "Yeah, they were cool, until they broke a chair. In fact, we drank together. I had to kick them out though, they were too aggressive and obnoxious for my liking."
"Did anything weird happen with those two?" Duke asked.
"Weird? Well, they caused a bar fight and broke a chair on my head.. If you call that weird." He finished with the nachos and started on getting another glass for duke.
"Ouch." Duke bit into a chip.
"Yeah, but hey, first bar. First bar fight." Bart told him, handing him a glass of beer.
"And how was that for you?" Duke asked, taking a sip of the beer.
"It hurt. But, i let them off easy, knew they were wasted." Bart replied.
"What'd you do?" Duke dipped a chip in sour cream.
"I sat them down and gave them a glass of water. And i let them out the way. But they just.. They started acting really drunk and wild. They started causing more fights, throwing glasses and stuff. So i banned them from the pub." Bart sighed.
"Long day, then?" Duke took another sip.
"Try long week." Bart sighed again.
"Hungry?" Duke pushed the nachos towards Bart.
"Thanks." Bart took a chip and dipped it.
"So you think Cathy's troubled?" Nathan asked his partner.
"Looks like. I mean, it makes sense. Cathy loves John, John cheated on her, Ben loves her so she swaps their bodies to get what she wants." Audrey answered.
"A John that won't cheat." Nathan finished.
"Exactly. I'll go take Cathy in for questioning, also explain her trouble and try to help her control it." Audrey sighed. "It'll take some time."
"I can help. You don't have to do it alone." Nathan told her.
"I know... But you've got to get Duke. He's at the Pub N' Glub." Audrey responded.
"Why do i have to get Duke?" Nathan asked.
"In case my plan doesn't work." Audrey sighed.