When Jordan and Sam arrived at the courthouse they were ushered into a room where they were asked about their business. It was not the same clerk who had overseen their own release last night. The twins had dressed in business attire and Jordan had carefully masked the bruising that had developed overnight on her own and Sam’s faces
Jordan explained how she “Felt remorse about being involved in the fight at the bar last night and want to do what I can to help the 3 other women get released”
“Hmmm” the clerk replied “They have been fined a total of $435 dollars. If you care to pay that they can immediately be released from custody. However I note that one of the women was taken away in an ambulance last night. As far as I know she has not returned”
Jordan had to assume that was the her imposter, whom she guessed might in reality be the pimp Skeesy. “Do you know where she was taken?”
“Usually to the hospital just down the road. Now, are you going to pay these fines?”
Jordan was reluctant. She had recovered $600 in cash from a secret stash at her house. Most of that would disappear in this transaction. But what choice did she have? She needed to get her hands on the medallion. She reached into her handbag and removed the wad of notes, counting out the required amount.
They were asked to wait in a different room. The same room where Simon and Scott had waited for them last night. It was a further 15 minutes before the door opened. The two whores entered.
The pink haired woman seemed shocked. “I didn’t expect to see you two again. Did you pay our fines?”
“I did” Jordan responded. “It seems there was a little misunderstanding last night. We were promised work here by a man called Jacob Skeesy. He failed to show when we were waiting at that bar last night”
“We call him Skeesy. But why did you start the fight last night? Marcia was just doing her job”
“You know her as Marcia do you? Let’s say we are old acquaintances and I wasn’t expecting to run into her last night, I think last night you told me she was new?”
“Yeah. She only turned up yesterday. But if you’re the two new girls we were expecting then who is Marcia? We found her in Skeesy’s unit”
The platinum blonde spoke for the first time. She was sporting a black eye. “She claimed to be Skeesy’s cousin”
Jordan replied “I doubt that. I know her family well. No cousins in this part of the world that I know of”
“Well I guess we ought to thank you for getting us out of the slammer. Usually Skeesy arranges that as part of his service. I wonder where he is? It’s not like him to leave us here so long”
“I felt a bit guilty for starting the fight”
“All is forgiven. Welcome to the team. I’m Bella and this is Kirsty. So did Skeesy tell you we are doing a posh Batchelor party tonight? Are you in?”
Jordan replied quickly taking a punt. “Yeah. Skeesy said he could find us something appropriate to wear. I think we’re to be waitresses”
“That would be the French maid outfits he asked us to bring over to his unit yesterday. Myself and Bambi will be performing. We took some other clothes there as well but Marcia claimed them. For some reason she didn’t have any of her own”
“She can have them. When we were talking to Skeesy our luggage was missing but it tuned up. Would you mind taking us to Skeesy’s place we need to talk to him”
“What about Marcia?” asked Kirsty “They took her off in an ambulance. We should check how she is”