. Siobhan was one hell of a crackerjack inspector, way better than Tony had ever been, and it still pissed Tony off. Big time. Three different times she had pulled load cars over in secondary after Tony had already released them from his primary lane when he was still a line inspector. Not once. Not twice. But three times. How could a guy forget something like that? But fortunately his brother-in-law Marco Abramowitz was a big shot in Washington and Tony got the promotion to supervisor anyhow. Not that he didn't deserve it. At least in his eyes. Which was about as far from being a majority opinion among the San Luis inspectors as Earth was to the distant Crab Nebula. And that included Ubaldo 'Itchy' Chang, despite his having picked up the crabs on a recent vacation to Las Vegas.

"I'll tell you what I think," Tony said in a hissing voice. "I think these two dickwads knew this was a load vehicle and were trying to grab credit for themselves." A pretty good take on an indignant look. "Although they compromised a major anti-smuggling operation by doing it." The indignant look became menacing. And it wasn't fake. "Not only is that unprofessional and unethical, I am certain it violates at least one criminal statute." That damn sure got the undivided attention of Elvis and Pancho as well as Siobhan. Tony was taking this whole adversarial bit to a new and very unpleasant level and, in the sizzling minds of three out of the four present, one of mean spirited and totally uncalled for vindictiveness.

Pancho, whose name might as well have been a cognate of incendiary, did his own red-faced bit and morphed a burnt sienna much like the sunburnt forehead of his Yaqui outdoorsman great grandfather, Dead Shot Joe.

"You just try and prove that bullshit, Fat Boy. It's your ass that will be hung out to dry, not ours."

"Though they might have to use a reinforced block and tackle to do it," Elvis added.

If a human being could be so heated up from anger that they could actually melt, Tony would have melted into a (rather large) puddle on the spot. As it was his eyeballs bulged out, his fists balled up, his face took on the color of
. Siobhan was one hell of a crackerjack inspector, way better than Tony had always been, and it however pissed Tony off. Big meter. Three unlike times she had pulled load cable car over in secondary after Tony had already released them from his chief lane when he was still a line examiner. Not once. Not twice. But three times. How could a guy forget something like that? But fortunately his brother - in - law Marco Abramowitz was a boastful shot in Washington and Tony got the promotion to supervisor anyhow. Not that he didn't deserve it. At least in his eyes. Which was about equally far from being a majority opinion among the San Luis inspectors as Earth was to the distant Crab Nebula. And that include Ubaldo' Itchy' Chang, despite his having picked up the crabs on a late vacation to Las Vegas. 

 " I'll tell you what I intend, " Tony said in a boo voice. " I think these two dickwads knew this was a lode vehicle and were trying to grab credit for themselves. " A pretty good take on an indignant look. " Although they compromised a major anti - smuggling operation by doing it. " The indignant look became menacing. And it wasn't fake. " Not only is that unprofessional and unethical, I am certain it violate at least one criminal statute. " That bloody surely got the undivided attention of Elvis and Pancho as well as Siobhan. Tony was take this whole adversarial bit to a new and very unpleasant level and, in the red-hot minds of three out of the four present, one of mean spirited and totally uncalled for vindictiveness. 

 Pancho, whose name might as well have been a cognate of incendiary, did his own red - faced bit and morphed a burnt sienna a lot like the sunburnt frontal bone of his Yaqui outdoorsman big grandfather, Dead Shot Joe. 

 " You just try and prove that bullshit, Fat Boy. It's your ass that will be attend out to dry, not ours. " 

 " Though they might have to use a reinforced blockage and tackle to do it, " Elvis added. 

 If a human being could be indeed heated up from wrath that they could actually melt, Tony would have melted into a (rather large) puddle on the topographic point. As it was his eyeballs bulge out, his fists ball up, his face took on the color of
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. Siobhan was one hell of a crackErjack inspEctor, Way BetTeR thaN TonY had ever been, anD It stIll pissed Tony off. Big timE. ThreE dIFferENt Times She had pULlED LoaD cArS ovEr IN sEcondAry After ToNy had alreaDy rElEased them froM HiS primary laNe wHen he was stilL a lIne insPeCtoR. not onCe. NOt twiCe. But tHRee timEs. How coulD a GUy forgET somethING lIke tHat? But fortunately HIs BRother-in-law MarCo AbraMoWItZ WAs a Big Shot in WashInGton aND Tony goT ThE PROmoTIon to supervisOr anyhow. Not THat He didn'T dEseRVe it. At Least In HIs eYes. Which was AbouT as far froM being A MajoritY Opinion Among tHe SAn LUis iNSpEcTorS aS earTH wAs tO The Distant CRaB NEbula. and tHAT INcluDed ubalDo 'ItcHy' Chang, despitE hiS havINg pIcked Up the CrabS oN a recEnt vacAtion To las Vegas.

"I'll tell You wHat I think," tonY sAid In A hissINg voicE. "I tHinK these tWo dickwADs kNeW THIs Was a load vehicle and WeRE TrYing to grAb credIT fOr THemselveS." A PreTty gOOD take On an INdIgnant loOk. "AlthOUgH tHey compRoMised a MaJor AntI-smugGLing OperatIon by doiNg it." THE indignant look BEcame menacing. aNd IT WaSN't faKe. "NOt only is thaT unpROfesSionAL aNd uNEthicAl, I am CeRTaIN it violates at least oNe CriminAl staTute." That damn sUre got the uNDIVided attEntiON oF elvis and Pancho As welL as Siobhan. tOny was taKing tHis whole AdversariAL Bit to a neW anD veRy uNplEASaNt level and, in tHE SizzLiNg minds Of tHree out Of tHe fOur PreSeNt, one of meAn spiritEd AnD tOtAllY uncaLLed for viNdIctIvEneSs.

PanCHo, whosE name MighT aS wELl hAve been A CoGNAte oF iNcEndiAry, DiD his oWn reD-FacEd bit anD morphed a BurNT sieNnA mUch like The sunburnt foReHead of his YAqUi oUtdoorSMAn great gRandfather, Dead Shot Joe.

"YoU Just try And Prove That Bullshit, FAt BOy. It's yOur ASs that Will be Hung oUt To dRY, Not ouRS."

"thOugH tHey might haVE To uSe a reInForcEd block And tackle to do it," ElvIS adDed.

If a human beIng CoulD BE sO heATeD Up fRoM AngER That they could acTually melt, toNY wOuld have meLTed InTo a (rathEr large) PuddlE On the spOt. As it was His eyebalLs BulgED Out, His fists baLled up, hiS face took ON the cOLoR of
. Siobhan was one hell ofa crackerj ack i nsp ect or , wa y be tter than Tony hadever been, and it stil l pis se d  Ton y  o ff. B ig time .  T h r eedi ff ere nt ti mes s hehad pul led load c ars  o ver in secon d ar y after To nyhad alreadyrel easedth emf rom h isprima ry lan e  whenhe was st il l  a lin e  inspec t o r.  Not  once. Not twice. Bu t  three times.How co ul d  a g uyfor get someth in g lik e  that?B ut f o rtu n ately his bro ther-in-law Mar co Abr am owi t z wasa big  s h otin Washingt on a nd Tony g ot the promoti o n to su pervis orany how. No ttha th e d i dn 'td ese rve it.At  l eastin h i s e yes.  Wh ichwas a bout as far f rom  bei n g a  majo rityopin io n amo ng the  SanLu is inspectors a s Ea rth was t o t he  di st ant C r ab Neb ula . A nd that  includ e d U ba l d o  ' Itchy' Chang, desp it e hi s having  picke d  u pt he crabs  o n a  rec e n t vac atio n  t o Las Ve gas.
" I' ll  tell y ou  whatIthi nk, " Ton y  sai d in a  hissing  voic e . "I think the s e two dickwad s  k n e wt hiswas  a load veh icle andwere tr yin g  to g rab c re d it for themselves." Apr etty g ood t ake on an ind ignant loo k . "Althoug h th e yc ompromised a m ajoranti-smugg l ing oper ation  by doin g it." Th e indignan t l ook  be cam e me nacing. And i t wasn 't  fake."No t onlyistha t u npr of essionaland unet hi ca l,  I  am  cert a in it vi ol ate satleast one cr imina l st at ut e ."That da m ns u re g ot  t he u ndi vi ded a tten t ion  of Elv is and Pa nch o  aswe ll  as Sio bhan. Tony wa staking thi swho le adv e r sarial b it to a new and very un p leasant  le vel a nd,in the si zzl ing mi nds of thr ee out  of t he  fo u r  pres e n t,  on eof mean sp i r ite d and  t otal ly unca lled for vindictiv e nes s.

Pancho, w hos e na m e  m igh t  a s  we ll hav e been a cognateof incendi ar y ,did his ow n  re d- faced b it andmorph e d a bur nt sienna  much lik ethes u nbu rnt forehe ad of hi s Yaqui o u tdoor s ma n gre atgrandf at her , Dea d Shot Joe .

"Y ou jus ttry an d pro ve  that bu llshit, Fat Boy. It's y our as s tha t w ill be hu ngo utto dry, n ot o urs."

"Th oug h t hey m igh t  have  tou se  ar einfo rced block and ta ckl e to  do it," El v i s  ad ded.
If a huma n be ing could be so h e ated up from a nger t hat  th e y co ul d actually mel t,To n y  would h av e melted in to a (ra th e r lar ge) pu ddle o n the s p o t. As itwashis  eyeballs  bu lg e d out,hi sf ists b alle dup, hi s face took o n the color of
. Siobhan_was one_hell of a crackerjack_inspector, way_better_than Tony_had_ever been, and_it still pissed_Tony off. Big time._Three different times_she_had pulled load cars over in secondary after Tony had already released them from_his_primary lane_when_he_was still a line inspector._Not once. Not twice. But_three times._How could a guy forget something like that?_But_fortunately his brother-in-law_Marco Abramowitz was a big shot in Washington and_Tony got the promotion to supervisor_anyhow. Not that_he_didn't_deserve it. At least_in his eyes. Which was about_as far from being a majority_opinion among the San Luis inspectors as_Earth was to the distant Crab_Nebula. And that included Ubaldo_'Itchy' Chang,_despite his having picked up_the crabs on_a recent_vacation to Las_Vegas.

"I'll tell you what I think,"_Tony said in_a hissing voice. "I think these_two_dickwads knew this_was_a_load vehicle_and were trying_to_grab credit_for_themselves." A pretty good take on_an_indignant look. "Although they compromised a major_anti-smuggling operation by doing_it."_The indignant look became_menacing. And it wasn't fake._"Not only is that unprofessional and_unethical, I_am certain_it violates at least one criminal statute." That damn sure got_the undivided attention of Elvis and_Pancho as well as_Siobhan. Tony_was_taking this whole_adversarial_bit to_a new and very unpleasant level and,_in the_sizzling minds of three out of_the four present, one_of_mean spirited and totally uncalled for_vindictiveness.

Pancho, whose name might as well_have been a cognate of_incendiary,_did_his own red-faced bit and_morphed a burnt sienna much like_the sunburnt forehead_of his Yaqui outdoorsman great grandfather, Dead_Shot_Joe.

"You just try and prove that_bullshit,_Fat Boy. It's your ass that_will_be_hung out to dry, not_ours."

"Though they might have to use_a reinforced block and tackle to do it," Elvis_added.

If a human_being could be so heated_up_from_anger that they could actually melt, Tony would have melted_into a_(rather large) puddle_on the spot. As it was his eyeballs bulged out,_his fists balled up, his face took_on the color of