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Chapter 4
Marvin knocks on the door of Jessica's dressing room. He's holding a bouquet of red roses.
"Who is it?" Jessica asked.
Marvin opens the door.
"Jessica dear, have no fear your Marvin is here." He declared, going inside.
Once Marvin went in the room, Eddie and Linda walked over. The brunette leaned against the wall, listening to the conversation as Eddie peeked through the keyhole.
From behind, someone taps Eddie.
"Uh oh," Linda whispered quietly.
Eddie turns around.
"What do you think you're doing chump?" Bongo demanded.
"Who are you calling a chump, chimp?" Eddie snapped.
Bongo grabs him by the collar and took Linda by the wrist.
Opening the door, he released Linda first by letting go of her wrist and then tossed Eddie onto a pile of trash.
"Now don't let me catch your brother's peeping face around here again, got it missy?" Bongo asked.
"Got it," Linda replied.
The toon gorilla shuts the door, growling.
"Ooga booga," Eddie called.
"Must you insult him?" Linda asked, frowning.
Eddie shrugged.
"Can't help it," He responded.
The two spotted a room with an open window and the light inside dimmed.
"Bingo," said Linda.
"This is it," said Eddie.
The detectives made their way over.
Eddie jumps up and gets down when he saw Marvin and Jessica.
"Got the camera?" Linda whispered.
"Yeah," Eddie whispered back.
"Come my dear Jessica." Marvin instructed. "Come over here, I got everything you need right here on the bed."
Eddie takes out the camera, opening the case. He gets on top of an empty box.
"Oh not tonight Marvin, I have a headache;" said Jessica.
"But Jessica, you promised." Marvin begged.
Eddie managed to snap a picture.
"Oh all right." Jessica sighed. "But this time take off that hand buzzer."
Linda listens to the conversation while Eddie continued to take a few more pictures.
"Patty cake," said Marvin.
Jessica moans.
When Eddie got ready to snap another picture, he stopped. Linda snuck a peek and what she saw shocked her.
"Oh my goodness," Linda gasped.
"You got to be kidding me." Eddie commented.
"Patty cake, patty cake!"
At Maroon's office, Roger had just been informed that his spouse fooled around with Marvin Acme by playing patty cake and now he was in hysterics.
"I don't believe it!" Roger wailed.
It hurt Linda to see him upset like this.
"Patty cake, patty cake!" He slammed his face on Maroon's desk.
"Is that true?" Roger started to sob.
Linda went over to console the rabbit.
"Roger, please don't cry. It'll be alright." She assured, rubbing Roger's shoulders. "Perk up,"
"Take comfort son," said Maroon. He pulls out a handkerchief, giving it to Roger.
"You're not the first man whose wife played Patty cake on him."
Roger accepts the hanky and blew his nose loudly.
Finished, he hands it to Maroon who made a face and threw it in the trash bin.
"I just don't believe it." Roger sobbed. "I won't believe it, I can't believe it, and I shan't believe it."
"Believe it kid," said Eddie. "I took the pictures myself. She played Patty cake."
He handed Roger the pictures.
"No, not my Jessica not Patty cake!" Roger exclaimed, flipping through the photos.
"This is impossible, I don't believe it. It can't be! It just can't be Jessica's my wife. It's absolutely impossible!"
"Jessica's the light of my life…the apple of my eye, the cream in my coffee." Roger's face showed an expression of hurt.
"You better start drinking it black, because Acme's taking the cream now." Eddie commented.
"That is not helping." Linda said sharply.
"Hard to believe, Marvin Acme's been my friend and neighbor for thirty years." Maroon said. "Who would have thought he was a sugar daddy?"
"Somebody must have made her do it." Roger said tearfully.
Linda nodded.
"You could be right, Roger."
"Now drink this son, it will make you feel better." Maroon advised.
He gives the glass to Roger who accepts and took a swig, swallowing the beverage.
Then suddenly, Roger started acting differently. His eyes and face turned colors, he looked like he was about blow.
Linda takes a step back cautiously. She shared a look with Eddie.
Immediately, Roger shot out of his seat letting out a loud steam whistle sound.
Maroon covered his ears and closed his eyes. Eddie shuts his eyes while Linda was on the floor, covering her face and ears.
Papers flew in different directions and glass shattered (including the bottle Eddie was holding which splattered over him).
Roger landed in Maroon's chair, face down on the desk.
"Thanks, I needed that!" He slammed his face on the table.
"Son of a gun," Eddie muttered.
Linda gets up and gave Roger backrubs.
"Look Mr. Maroon…I think our work here is finished." Eddie said quietly. "How about that carrot you owe us huh?"
"A deal's a deal," said Maroon. He gives the check to Eddie.
"Great, thanks."
"Roger," Maroon started to say. "I know all this seems pretty painful now…but you'll find someone new."
"Won't he Mr. Valiant? Miss Valiant?"
"I doubt it," said Linda.
"Good looking guy like that, the dames will be breaking his door down." Eddie replied.
"Dames? What dames?" Roger snapped. "Jessica's the only one for me. You'll see!"
"We'll rise above this piddling peccadillo!" He declared all up in Eddie's face and spitting on him.
"We're going to be happy again! Got that, happy! Capital H-a-p-p-I!"
Roger lets go and ran through the blinds, leaving a rabbit shape.
"Whoa," Linda remarked.
"At least he took it well," Eddie commented.
Maroon pulled the blinds, which fell to the floor. The three of them saw a shape form of Roger through the window.
Meanwhile, Roger is outside the Acme warehouse crying.
He sits on a box.
"Oh Jessica," Roger wept.
"Please tell me it's not true." He looks at the pictures of him and his wife from his wallet.
"Pl-pl-pl-please?" Roger stuttered and cried.
A/N: Poor Roger!
The next chapter talks about the sibling relationship between Eddie, Teddy, and Linda. Hold on tight!