Noticing my silence and muted response, John became more aggressive, pointing at me and saying angrily, "See! Captain, he is feeling guilty. It's so obvious, arrest him!"
The Captain smiled, took a sip of his coffee, and said, "What's the hurry? There are portions that don't add up."
John looked to the middle-aged man next to him, hoping for him to help.
The middle-aged man cleared his throat and said, "Captain, I hope you can be fair and strict. Please do not take your own sweet time for this. You should know how valuable our time is. Do you know how much tax we pay and the number of jobs that we create for this city? We don't want to waste our time for nothing!"
The Captain was no rookie and clearly heard the hidden message. John's family business was indeed a valuable contributor to
