chapter 11
And so Marty, Snowthy and Sarge went to the police station to see Bill and speak to the police about taking him into their custody on bail. Meanwhile Kendra took Agents Laser and Pork back to their offices to wait for them.
Patrolman Fozzie Bear was at the desk when Marty and his friends arrived. He said "The bail will be $200 returnable when Bill comes back for the date of his trial. I'm glad you are trying to help him because I really find it so difficult to believe that he could do such a terrible thing."
Sargent Link Hogthrob entered from the cafe with a cup of coffee and a jelly doughnut in his hand while Patrol Bear was speaking. "I agree." He took a bite of his doughnut and went on,"When I've talked to him he seems so genuinely confused and upset. He doesn't come across as guilty in his mannerisms, unless he's putting on an elaborate mask. But I always figured him for an honest muppet when I saw him perform his bubble act on Muppets Tonight."
Snowthy paid Patrol Bear the $200 and Link led the Detectives to Bill's cell.
"You've been bailed out Bill." He announced as he unlocked the door and swung it open. "These people are taking you into their care."
Bill had been sitting on his bunk dejectedly. When he heard the news he looked up tremblingly and stammered "Is-is it really true?"
"It is Bill." Marty assured him. "We still have yet to find evidence to clear your name, but we want you staying with us at our office while we work on it."
Tears of gratitude poured down Bill's cheeks as he slowly stood up and Sarge ran up to hug him. As she squeezed him some bubbles shot out of his head and Marty and Snowthy admired how beautiful they looked. Link was moved and said he and Patrol Bear wished Bill and the Detectives the very best of luck.
After Bill had changed out of prison clothes into his own suit they all prepared to leave when suddenly the phone rang at the desk and Patrol Bear answered it. "Oh no!" he cried in such a distraught tone of voice that everybody stopped short of exiting the door. When he finished his anxious phone call he hung up and Marty asked him what had happened.
"It seems that Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker have disappeared. Ernie and Bert went to call on Muppet Labs 35 minutes ago because they hadn't heard any word back from them for three days. All the messages they left on their answering machine went ignored. So they decided to go see them personally. And they found the Labs front door unlocked and the place torn apart. It looked like there had been a struggle and the scientists were nowhere to be found."
Marty, Snowthy, Sarge and Bill were horrified. "That's dreadful" Sarge cried.
"Oh dear me." Bill hung his head.
Marty asked Snowthy and Sarge to take Bill to the office while he took a slight detour to visit Ernie and Bert at their apartment at 123 Sesame Street. Could there be a connection?
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