"There's something wrong going on here, something wrong." Inebriated and feeling extremely brave, Randy approached his bed, from under which he pulled his wive's heavy plastic suitcase. He waited for something like this his whole life, for something to go wrong, to give him a chance to shine. He would show those kids, Chad Evertor, Mick Newport, Brad McNormiene, he'd show all of them, he'd be in the papers as the guy who found the teenager and shot the hippie who tried to rape him. He quickly undid the zipper on Sally's suitcase, threw the clothes she didn't take with her onto the floor, and pulled from the false-bottom a thin wooden container, secured with a small gold padlock. It felt lighter than usual, but he was both drunk and excited enough not to care. From behind the Reagan picture in his wallet, Randy produced the key; despite his drunken state he opened the gun case with no problem. He practiced opening it every day of his life, hoping for a chance to use the Smith and Wesson inside on some God damn Commie punk, drunk or sober.
"I'm taking this so you don't shoot either yourself, or God forbid, some innocent dogs that happen to cross you, like you did at my Aunt Jenny's. It'll be at my moms, with me and the kids, we'll see you once you happen to find some sense somewhere. Don't make me regret not marrying Chad, Randy. Your loving Sally."
Angry, Randy threw the wooden container against the wall, and took to one of the half empty bottles that littered the floor.