Both men were taken by surprise by the action. Bill blinked, and Roger had his head snap back and his nose crunch.

The bottle pulled Bill out of it, and he glanced at Clarice, then looked around.

"But... "

Getting the hell out would be the smart thing to do, but being the cop that he was he felt like maybe he should try and diffuse the situation.

And then a chair went sailing by and the bar errupted, and he thought better of trying to police the situation alone.

He turned, having lost track of the exit since they came in.

"Wh-- " That Uphf and grunt was the result of Bill being clocked upside the head by a man who just didn't know when to quit.