"They wanted us to go with them, and I said no. That's when they threatened us with their guns. So we... disabled the threat," Ben said calmly. Trish was smiling at him proudly.

"Did you know the men?"

Ben's eyebrows rose. "No! We've never seen them before. That one said they worked for Mr. Milonas. Earlier, I ignored a dinner invite from a Darius Milonas."

Several of the officers looked at Ben nervously, and the two unconscious men were quickly cuffed.

"You will come with us to the station. The captain will want to speak with you."

Ben looked at Trish wearily. "Yeah, I thought this might happen. Fine. Let's...