Muffin Caper - 12
Well, it was all over. The gangs all broken up with many arrests - some surprising - and a huge change at city hall. The Feds even had their own house cleaning to do.
Lulu's interview with Caroline at the Times saw a front page exposé of the scandal and had a lot of people running for cover. Prohibition was still in place but after the Ritzy's muffin pans were recovered, a lot of celebrations were enjoying the mysteriously available item.
Madam Yu had loyal followers restructuring the NoLuks and Lulu, along with Brody, her confessed true love were getting the remaining members of the mob sorted out.
Buck was hired on at the Lemon tree along with the new singer, Loren Order who was also the Ritzy's entertainment.Bruce stayed on as Brody's aide and Lulu's fallback (he hoped). Cedrick continued as driver bodyguard and even had drinks now and then with Hunk . . . just drinks.
Caroline, good to her word, picked up the tab for Daisy's hospital bills and after I got shot she paid mine as well - after a visit and a stinging slap in the face. I figured she loved me really. Then I got the news about James. I wondered how Moose felt about James.
Evelyn's insurance paid for the repairs to her place and the publicity from the shooting doubled her business. Free meals for Daisy and I anytime.
AJ and Loren finally had some time together without interruption and Gyn enjoyed a date with her Federal agent admirer, Ray.
Billy and Annie went back to his place and Billy sat with his eyes closed while Annie went on excitedly about all the follow up stories she could present to Caroline. He knew she wouldn't change . . . that's what he loved about her.
There was a small service for Shamus' cremation and Lulu returned home with a pair of cartons. A small one with memories of Shamus and a larger one with Shamus' memories.
She went through the things by herself, rooting out her own memories and having emotional moments. Then she found an extra jacket that wasn't his, it was a loaner from Velveteen . . . and it was woolen.
Suddenly she knew it all. His severe allergy to wool was the villain and because his meds were in the jacket this one replaced, he couldn't counteract it.
Shamus died from a life-long allergy to wool!
The last thing she found was his application for divorce and in that moment as Lulu stared at the date she fainted.0
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