SC27 INT. LE BALLET STRIP CLUB – NIGHT

PQ heads to the bar and sits down. The bartender serves him a quart bottle of Laurentide beer. Waiting for his friends, he smiles at the dancers as they pass by. Ramsey and Honeybowl arrive. Mon Amis, comment ca vas? I’ve had better days, but it’s good to see you Hey pal, get this man a drink. PQ signals the beautiful French bartender. She pours three shots. So what happened? Nothing. Don’t worry about it. It’s just a step backwards. That’s the spirit. You will be ok. You’ve been here before. Too many times. I didn’t think this would happen again, but here we are. The three men clink glasses and down the shots. How did it come to this? Some problems with your friends at the RCMP, don’t worry about it. I will be ok. Hey those are not my friends. I told you to be careful. That lady cop is watching us. She is watching you, not me. She is watching me, because of you! Guys, Guys, come on, just drop it. We are not here to talk about work tonight are we? I thought we agreed? Let’s just enjoy ourselves. (H)OK, (H)ok, I will get my sister! PQ scurries away. Ramsey and Honeybowl look at each other and shake their heads. Ramsey’s phone rings again from the same mysterious number. Again he does not answer. Ramsey knows he should have heard from Maurice by now. He sends him a text from his burner. “?”