Monday, 30 September 2013

The policeman holding Martha went inside the long low building, while his partner went round to the back of the van and unlocked the door and opened it, then he unlocked the metal cage and let Gilbert and Mr Finleyson out. He took both of them inside to the booking desk where the sergeant was waiting for them. He took down all of Gilbert's and Mr Finleyson's details which he typed into a computer. The policeman who was holding Martha, put her down on top of the long desk like counter. Mr Finleyson was so happy to be reunited with Martha, even though their separation had been brief. After being booked, they were taken down the hall to be fingerprinted and have their photos taken. Mr Finleyson picked Martha up and he and Gilbert followed the booking sergeant down the hall, where they were shown into a room. Another policeman came into the room and fingerprinted both of them. Mr Finleyson turned to Gilbert as they waited for someone to come and take their mugshots. He said, "I can't tell you Gilbert how sorry I am to have got you into this mess. You have been a good friend to me over the years and here you are, being fingerprinted, about to have a mugshot done, then you'll be slung into a cell for the night, because of Martha! I hope you can forgive us"! Gilbert replied, "You don't need to apologise Oliver. You have done nothing untoward. You can't blame Martha, she doesn't understand the ins and outs of blowing raspberries. She's Martha! We were in the wrong place at the wrong time. It happens. That Robocop was a bit touchy, wasn't he?" The man who takes the mugshots entered the room. "Who's first?" he said. Gilbert went and sat down on the stool in front of the camera which was mounted on a tripod. Picture taken, he got up and Mr Finleyson went and sat down, holding Martha on his lap. Just as the man was about to take the photo, Martha raised herself up, stuck out her little tongue at the camera as it took Mr Finleyson's mugshot. When it was shown to the desk sergeant, there was Mr Finleyson staring at the camera and also Martha's little black, beady eyes shining into the camera and the little tongue poised in mid air. Martha was in the mugshot with Mr Finleyson!

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