The four men look confused and start freezing. You, on the other hand, have been aching for it. You're delighted.
You grapple the guy closest to why and start choking him. He is unable to escape you, as his three accomplices watch in horror. Since this guy is slim, you lift him up your arms. Then, staring at Dave who stands them in shock, you throw him on Dave. The two men crash on an adjacent table. The rest of the bar crowd looks terrified and most people flee, the barman taking refuge in a back room.
Then you take another one of the men and grapple him again. You push him on the ground, climb to a nearby table, and jump on him. He screams in pain.
Taking a good look at the last man standing, you tell him: "So, you want to f*** with the frog as well?"
He laughs nervously: "Oh, no no no no no! I'm leaving!"
Then the rest of the men painfully start standing up and walking toward the door. Dave turns to face you, and says:
"You've won this time, Ian. But you and your butt-buddy frog friend won't have the last laugh. I'll get both of you eventually, and you will pay dearly."
"My name is Julien by the way. Call be by my name or I throw you on the table again."
"Fine, Julien, whatever. Your turn will come! You hear me?"
"Yes, I hear you, I'm no afraid. Now go home to cry to mama, asshole."
You've easily won this round, and had a blast doing it. The trio, Jessica, Ian, Ryan and Tom all stare at you in awe.
Ian: Awesome, man! You gave them a good ass-kicking!
Julien: Yeah, but you didn't tell me about them. What were they talking about?
Ian: Oh, these pricks think they own the place. They...
As Ian says this, people enter the bar. "It's him!"
You turn around and find one of the patrons pointing his finger at you. Two police officers accompany him.
Officer: Alright, you're under arrest for assault. Come with us.
Julien: Awww man, not the pigs. Alright, I'll come with you, but I was just defending myself.
Officer: Sure, that's why you threw someone on a table like a maniac. You'll have to explain that to the chief.
With that, you let them take you.
They bring you to the Truro Police Service.
While they do, you do your best to sound like a brazen criminal. You tell yourself that you will tip off the chief about what you are doing.
The two men escort you into the interrogation room. Soon, an older officer enters, which you presume to be the chief.
Officer: "Do you want us to stay?"
Chief: "Nah, probably just some drunkard. I can handle it."
The two officers who arrested you leave. Then, the chief sits, reads you your rights, and starts interrogating you.
Chief: "I'm Commander Peter Drake. So, I suppose you had too much to drink and started picking a fight? That's dangerous, you know. You could have seriously hurt someone."
Julien: "Sir, I'm in fact an agent of the Sûreté du Québec. I am performing undercover work on behalf of the RCMP, attempting to infiltrate a human trafficking organization."
Peter: "Very funny."
Julien: "I'm not joking sir. Want to call the boss in Halifax?"
When you say that, he takes a serious turn. You talk to him about what you've done so far. However, you decide not to mention anything about Patricia Campbell. You don't know if the Rascals have a mole in the police, and the least people who know about it, the better. If needed, René can tell Commander Drake about it at some point.
Peter: "Oh, I see. I'm sorry detective Marcoux. Well, in fact, tonight's incident might be a good thing. The Rascals will trust you more after this. But as far as I understand, this Dave guy and his henchmen are part of another rival band of sex traffickers called the Deadly Moose. They are competing for trade in various cities across Atlantic Canada, and you just happened to be caught in the crossfire.
At least, I hope it felt good to give these bastards a good beating. I'd love nothing more than to see them all behind bars."
Louis: "Actually, I'm surprised that so much trafficking goes on in plain sight. Girls stay in hotels, receive clients, and nobody does anything. Not the hotels, not the police... nobody lifts a finger."
Peter looks slightly aggravated.
Peter: "Look detective, there really isn't much we can do. You know it just as much as I do, I'm sure. The issue with human trafficking and forced prostitution is that the victims need to testify, but they're under very strong mental conditioning. So much so that they will refuse to say anything not to incriminate themselves or anyone. If they refuse to talk, we can't do anything. We can't monitor what they are doing behind closed doors. I'm sure you understand the predicament we're in. Plus in Truro, we're a very small police force with very few resources. We can't do an ambitious operation like you're doing."
After talking to the chief, he says he will tell the other officers that he believes you acted in self-defense and that he will not press charges, on the condition that you avoid going to this bar for 3 weeks. He will play the part in front of the others for now.
After that, Commander Drake escorts you out of the police station, scolding you on your way out (but blinking an eye at you).
Outside, you find Jessica and Ian waiting for you.
Ian: "So?"
Julien: "Well, he believed me that I acted in self-defense, so he warned me not to go back to that bar for a while, but I'm clear."
Ian: "Ok, good. Glad it went well."
Julien: "Still... I didn't know about the Deadly Moose. In fact he seemed to be aware of them. I've seemed to understand that they are rivals in regards to the trade."
Ian: "Yes, you got it. This town is getting too heated for now. So we're going to go somewhere else. I'd like to give you an assignment. Can you go to Moncton for a week, and try to drive up some business there with your girls? We'll reconvene after that."
Julien: "Sure, on one condition: I want to bring Tiffany with us. That girl is on the verge of a breakdown. She needs a change of scenery and to relax a little. We'll keep an eye out on her. We'll try to lift her spirits so she can start serving clients properly again."
Ian: "Sure, I understand. I see I went too hard on her now. You're quickly becoming indispensable to me, so that looks good for the partnership. I'll tell the boss about it, he will be pleased. He's still remaining hidden around here for now."
(As you thought, he must be guarding Patricia constantly. They are very paranoid of revealing where they are to anyone."
Julien: "Seeing as I didn't expect Deadly Moose and it looks like I made them upset, I'll make a few calls. I'll try to get some more guys I know to come here and help us out."
Ian: "Ok, I'll meet them in a week. In the meantime, here's where you can crash in Moncton (he gives you the address of a house). Also, you can keep the girls at this motel, they let us operate in peace (he gives you another address).
You say goodbye to Ian and Tom.
Julien: Bye, kids, take care of yourselves. Watch out for those assholes.
After that, you hop in the Dodge Caravan with Jessica. When you two are alone together, she complains about the fight in the bar.
Jessica: That was too risky, Louis. You could have gotten killed or seriously hurt.
Louis: Well, they went out of their way to provoke us. I don't really have any regrets, to be honest. Plus, Ian trusts us even more now thanks to it.
Jessica: This is the one point that encourages me. He's just an obnoxious kid. He kept asking questions about you when we were with him at the house earlier.
Louis : He's not going to push me around, he's going to mostly follow what I say, based on what I saw so far. But I think that bringing up his boss and their "secret" is too risky. They must be really paranoid about it. Apparently, they're hidden in a secret location, and they only get her out, presumably at another secret location, only for VIPs who have the means to pay a premium for her.
Jessica: How disgusting. People using their money to have sex with a girl who has been kidnapped and brainwashed.
Louis: No doubt. I say we keep giving him services for a little while, then we try to know a little more about the girl in a subtle way, if he doesn't bring it up first. Or maybe he will when one of those VIPs show up. I doubt it would be as simple as following the VIP though. They probably have a complicated system in place to elude people following them.
Then, you arrive at the house, where you pick the trio waiting for you, along with Tiffany. Tiffany seems a little better than before. Still shaken, but in the car, that you are now driving toward Moncton, her friendly chatter with the trio suggests that she has starting to become friends with them now, and to lean on them.
As you drive towards Moncton, you are determined that she will never be tempted to commit suicide again, and that you will try to shield her from further harm and to bring her back to her parents as soon as possible.
However, even that is not so simple. She probably still believes that Ian is her boyfriend and she just needs to work hard and make money for her to gain back his favors. Even if you tried to set her free and to explain to her how he manipulated her, or even if he gets arrested, she'll probably just be in denial and make rationalizations.
You vow to find a way to eventually make it happen.
Then, you arrive at the hotel. You end up deciding to leave Amanda and Gloria there for the night, along with Jessica to look over her. Ian sent you a message, saying that he'll refer customers to you when he receives requests.
You, Maria and Tiffany head towards the house. Ian told you to look for a key in the mailbox.
You finally arrive at the deep blue house, which is actually not in Moncton, but in Dieppe, which is another city right next to it, that has predominantly French-speaking Acadians. The two cities are so ingrained in each other that they are frequently referred to one and the same.
The three of you exit the car. You easily find the key and open the door. You then turn on the lights.
The house is barebones. The refrigerator is empty. There is a small living room with a sofa and a Chinese HDTV. There are a few rooms with basic accommodations. Ian gives you the wifi password by a message, which you give you the girls. You tell them to make themselves comfortable, while you go get groceries.
While in the grocery store, when you're about to pay for your order, you are surprised to hear the clerk speaking to you in French. Indeed in Dieppe, although English and French are both common, French is commonly spoken. You just didn't really realize that this deep into Atlantic Canada, there was this big a community of people speaking French.
You then go back to the house. You make a meal for the girls.
Then everyone goes to sleep in a separate room.
After sleeping for about two hours, you are awakened by the door opening. It's Tiffany.
Tiffany: I don't feel good. Can I come here?
Julien: Yeah, sure baby.
This is a little awkward and uncomfortable, but you are not willing to let Tiffany on her own if she's in such turmoil.
Tiffany: Thank you for earlier. You saved me. I owe you my life. And I feel better now that I've spoken to your girls. They encouraged me.
She stays by your side in the bed. It seems she's scared and confused, and you make her feel safe. You decide that maybe you can allow it to her for tonight, but just this one time.
Julien: I won't let anyone else harm you or abuse you ever again. Even Ian. They've probably told you what I did to those men who were harassing us the other tonight. If Ian treats you like garbage again, he'll receive the same treatment from me. I told him to leave you the f*** alone, and he agreed.
She seems to be at peace after you say that.
But then, laying in the bed, she turns towards you. She approaches her face towards yours. And tries to kiss you.
Uh-oh. Maybe it wasn't a good idea after all. She's obviously desperate for affection and comfort. But how can you handle it?
You pull back. She looks confused. You think for a little while. Then you have an idea.
Julien: Sorry, Tiffany. You're a pretty girl, but it just doesn't feel right. I think I know why. You remind me a little bit of my own daughter.
Tiffany: Oh, you have a daughter?
Julien: Yeah, and a son too. But obviously, my wife didn't really appreciate my lifestyle. So after a point she got fed up, divorced me, and left. I'm not even allowed to see my kids. I miss them so much.
Tiffany: Can you tell me about them?
You then tell a few stories about your children and some of your activities as a family. You then tell her that you can show them to her just once, if she keeps it all a secret.
You use the second profile discreetly on your phone to display their picture. You then show it to Tiffany.
Tiffany: Oh, wow! You're at the beach! It must have been fun times. I understand why you miss them.
It seems to have worked. This way, you can become more of a father figure to Tiffany, and not a man competing with Ian to be a boyfriend.
After a while, Tiffany starts to look sad. She starts crying.
Tiffany: I miss my daddy!
Julien: Maybe I can allow you to call him for a few minutes tonight.
Tiffany: Ian told me it's really not a good idea. He would never understand. He would be embarrassed and ashamed of me. Also he would report it to the police and they would trace the call, and come to harass us.
(Unsurprisingly, Ian brainwashed her to think trying to get support in any way was a bad idea).
Julien: Just keep it brief. I can make your call untraceable. I know how.
You install a VPN app, along with an IP phone app. You log from a server in British Columbia. Then you tell her she can call.
She's nervous, but does it.
Tiffany: Daddy... daddy? It's you? It's me, Rachel. Don't worry about me, I'm safe. I'm with people who take care of me. Tell mom and Brad that I love them very much. I just wanted to hear your voice.
(So her real name is Rachel...)
You hear a loud male voice "Tiffany? Where are you? We're worried sick about you! Come back to us! We're your parents!"
Tiffany: I can't right now. Sorry, I'll have to hang up, please don't insist. Just give me some news about the family.
Her father then resigns himself that he will not get his daughter back, at least not now. Still, he seems relieved that he has received proof of life. After a few minutes of updating Rachel, the later thanks him, and says she will hang up. He tells her goodbye.
(Soon, you will have your daughter back. I promise to work hard for it)
Tiffany then looks at you and smiles.
Tiffany: Thank you, Julien. I feel much better now.
Julien: Well, go back to bed now. It's probably better this way. We'll try to take things easy tomorrow too.
After she leaves your room, you also breathe a sigh of relief. You seem to have handled the situation well.
You take a much deserved night of rest.
You dream of playing a wrestling match again Ian, where the latter loses miserably, while the girls cheer you on...