Chap 16, the IV drip continues: Penny, a bad Penny?

John Bailey sundayjb at gmail.com
Sun Nov 29 18:34:26 CST 2009


Penny gets allowed two toilet breaks in IV. Must drink a lot of coffee.

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  p. 276Penny was nervous about Doc 'cause she shopped him to
> the federales, we know, "Thought you'd never want to speak
> to me again."
>
> Doc holds no grudge, jokes the FBI were stimulating so he owes
> Penny dinner.
>
> I am reminded of Doc saying you might as well trust a bad guy sometime
> as the good ones you know. Relevant? Is this why he 'trusts' Penny or
> does he just want more info from her?
>
> Doc basically goes to Penny at the bathroom--to make sure she goes out with him?
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