[Almost? Almost isn't good enough. Completely would be better, completely until they are squared away at home is the big, big prize in this carnival game.]

I want you to know. It came up. I couldn't avoid it. Fuck, I wanted to.

[Being honest, being the victim. Officer, help.]

I dunno why I had to know about what dragon he was out to slay.

[That couldn't have possibly been a bid to get some sort of discord had it. Big, bad vet cop dolling out duty because it is hilarious isn't the spin that White finds believable. Hard to get a read on Raikov when he's all voices and coy comments before frankness. What is that? Is that a Russian thing?]