Alasdair thought for a moment. "Saying that I've got a couple of dorm rooms not being used tonight. I'll give you one of those to sleep in. It will be dam sight more comfortable than the cells and if I have an extra cell that's empty that might come in handy. Theres a bathroom with fresh towels so you can get washed. I think it would be best for you staying here tonight.....let your wife calm down"

He looked at bill "we average 20 fights a night on a Friday and Saturday night each. That's an hour of questions and paperwork. Im down 10 percent on staff due to not enough constables on the force, 3 on days, 5 on nights and one spare for each shift. We are two short and if I have constables filling paperwork out for every punch up in this town, that's an hour each punch up I'm loosing two constables on each Friday and Saturday evening. So unless there's serious injury I'll bin the paperwork and put my guys back on the beat!"

It wasn't long after the end of that sentence that the door was knocked by one of The other constables. He has sent him to the local chip shop for food and had returned. He pushed a portion to bill and opened his now "such a shame none of these places have irn bru down here!" He laughed