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Agatha Posket has lied to her second husband Aeneas (married only three weeks) about her age, claiming she was only 31 years old, when she is actually 36. With her lie, she has also changed her son Cis from 19 to 14 years old. In an attempt to cover up her lie, Agatha was caught up in a police raid at the Hotel des Princes - a raid that Mr. Posket and Cis escaped from. Ironically, Mr. Posket was the magistrate at Agatha’s court hearing. In shock and embarrassment, Mr. Posket sentenced her to
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Mr. Posket. How dare you look me in the face, madam?
Agatha Posket. How dare you look at anybody in any position, sir? You send your wife to prison for pushing a mere policeman.
Mr. Posket. I didn’t know what I was doing.
Agatha Posket. Not when you requested two ladies to raise their veils and show their faces in the dock? We shouldn’t have
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