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"Hi, Roz." says Sen. Batson D. Belfry.
"Hi, senator, would you care for a martini?" asks Roz, who seems to be in in an uncharacteristically cheerful mood.
"Sure, if it needed me." quips the senator.
This seemingly innocent joke has an unexpected effect on Roz. She stares at the senator, goggle-eyed, leaving him confused, worried and with no martini.

Shoe, 2013-08-14.