A bear walked to a faucet and filled a bucket with water. Then, he takes the bucket of water to a tiled room, where Officer Shepherd was tied down and unconscious. The bear throws the water at the wolf and Shepherd woke up.
"Wha-wha-what?" Shepherd was startled as water dripped over his eyes and knit his fur closely together.
With a blurry vision, Shepherd shook his head to remove the water and wake himself up.
"Privet, Shepherd. Nice to meet you again." The bear greeted Frosthowler while standing in a benelovent posture with a hint of regret and sorrow in his voice.
"…YOU! KOSLOV, YOU SON OF A BITCH! I WON'T LET YOU GET AWAY THIS TIME!" Shepherd, enraged, tried to leap up and onto the bear to exact revenge, but steel shackles held him back and he fell back down on the floor, growling of anger.
"Shepherd, I have told you before. It was not of my doing."
"SHUT UP! YOU FUCKING MAFIA BASTARDS WILL SPEW ANYTHING AND THE ZPD EATS IT UP ANYWAY!"
"Marcus, my friend. You don't understand. You see-"
"THAT SOME STUPID DRUG MADE YOU GO MENTAL AND KILLED DAMIAN. I HEARD THIS FUCKING STORY ALMOST A HUNDRED TIMES AND I AIN'T BUYING IT 'CAUSE IT'S JUST A BIIIIG FUCKING LIE!"
The door creaked open and Jack Savage entered with Nick behind his back.
"Nick! Don't you trust these bastards! They'll do anything to mess your brain up and think that they're the good guys!"
"Listen, pal. In this hellhole we call home, good guys are rarer than common sense. Part of your department is made of corrupt idiots, but at least we found one guy who can fix this place up. Come in."
"Oh, by the way Nick. When I said that the ZPD was on our side, I meant just three officers." Jack told Nick as a bull walked into the interrogation room. His ZPD badge shines across Koslov's eyes and the word 'Bogo' was emblazoned on the name strip
"Bogo? What the hell are you doing here?!"
"Shepherd. Sorry we had to meet like this. It's the only way I can force you to talk to Koslov."
"I told you to not do a damn thing about it. Why the hell would you go behind my back, huh?"
"You're my best friend. I'm not allowing you to leave a loose end untied. Besides, what we're doing is for the greater good."
"It's my past. It's my problem, not yours."
"Can't let that happen. I don't like ditching my friends in the dirt. Now, will you at least help me with this operation or do we have to let you rot in here?"
Shepherd thought long and hard as Bogo stared at him with hope and desperation.
"Fine. I'll help but if you or the rest of this mafia gang even try to kill me, I'll kill you all first."
"Hah. Good luck with that." Jack snickered, much to Shepherd's annoyance.
When Bogo left, Koslov carefully unlocked the shackles bounding Shepherd and walks backward.
Marcus was very suspicious of Koslov and eyed him as he left the room with Jack and Nick. Jack grabbed two tuxedos from a large wardrobe and handed them over to the two mammals.
"So we're wearing tuxedos now? You guys got anything else?"
"Either that or go out there with only your furry ass as your blanket."
"I was hoping to see if I can look like a cotton ball but I guess your outdated fashion will do, grandpa."
"If only bulletproof clothing was old-fashioned…"
After Nick and Shepherd changed into the suits, the three of them headed to the briefing room just past the large dining hall. Jack told them that the mafia treats all its members like family and Mrs. Big encourages each member to join her in dinner whenever they can, which they do. They proceeded to a room with a wooden double door. There, they met with Officer Bogo and Koslov, with a map of Zootopia on a wooden table.
"Alright, gentlemen. Gather round." Bogo announced to the three mammals. "So, we know that the Blood Fangs are spread throughout Zootopia and that they control the city in secrecy. Despite that, we'll be trying to dismantle the group piece by piece. We'd be complete idiots if we just show ourselves now, so we're gonna have to take these guys down as slow as mollusks. We don't want them to see us just yet. We got other mafia agents to cover our tracks for that."
"Nick, Frosthowler. I want you two to meet another mafia member by the docks. He can give you two some equipment and maybe can teach you how to shoot. Look for a guy named 'Shorty'. Savage, I need you to meet with Marco in the Oasis Resorts and find a way to get your car back, this time for real. According to my contacts, the car is located in the Full Moon Casino garage, about 5 blocks south."
"Koslov will stay here and keep an eye out for the other mafia members and guard Mrs. Big. I'll get back to the ZPD and see if I can find some dirt on Chief Stallione."
"But won't anyone in the department notice I'm gone?"
"Don't worry. I got someone to call as you and request some vacation time. Now, let's get to work."
Nick, Shepherd and Jack all went to the mansion garage. They took the elevator down and were greeted by a dark room. Jack immediately exited and flipped the switch to the right of the elevator. The entire room was alit and revealed a huge fortune in the form of exotic cars and historic prototypes.
As Shepherd stared in awe at some vintage cars sealed behind some glass door, Jack whistled and threw car keys at him.
"Hey, Jack. Who the heck is Marco?" Nick asked the rabbit inside the elevator.
"Oh. He's Mrs. Big's grandson. Guy's got one hell of a silver tongue."
"Even he's trying to stop the Blood Fangs? This war's much more serious than I thought!"
"You'll get used to it. It seems we're in a lot of wars nowadays, yet I still don't have a medal of honor or something."
"Wow. This car's pretty ugly." Nick was distraught as he looked at the car given to them: A black sedan that seems to have been built over a century ago. It's very vintage and also there's some lucky dice hanging from the rearview mirror.
"Suits Shepherd at least!" Jack joked and Shepherd was not amused." Let's rendezvous back here before midnight."
Jack walked away into the other side of the garage and drove off in a Ferreti F50, smirking as he cruised by an envious Nick and Shepherd. When Jack left, Shepherd started the engine to their car. It took a few tries, but soon it worked and they headed off to the docks.