Po—po-lice!
JEFF (lowering his voice and becoming markedly wary and tense)
Po-lice—? Who dey aftah?
SLIM
Raid Messer’s stable—down de alley yere—
(Someone runs heavily down the alley. Slim springs back and stands in a crouching attitude. Jeff leaps over to the table and blows the light out.)
JEFF
Crap game—?
SLIM