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Bruce and Marcus obliged, and the guard unlocked the door. He looked down at a clipboard and said, "John Hogan?"
"Yes," Bruce said.
"Come with me. You can make your phone call."
Bruce nodded and stepped out into the hallway. He followed the guard down to a payphone. It looked a lot like what Law & Order had led him to expect. He sighed and collect-called one of richest men in America. He told the collect call robot his name was John Hogan and hoped that Tony would either recognize his voice or be too intrigued by a stranger calling his personal cell phone number to refuse the call.
It worked. Tony answered the phone with, "Who is this?"
Bruce took a deep breath. "It's me. John Hogan. The thing is, um, I've been arrested. And I think I left my ID and everything at your place. And, you know, there's this other guy who sometimes travels with me? I haven't seen him but..."
He heard Tony inhale. "Okay, buddy, what do you need?"
"Well. Bail money would be nice. And I seem to have forgotten my ID. Do you think you could--"
"Of course. Where are you? Are you okay? I'll send a lawyer. I'm sending a lawyer right now. Wait, what happened? Are you sure--are you sure the other guy isn't with you?"
"Yeah. I'm okay. I'll... I'll explain later," Bruce said. He gave Tony the address of the jail. "I owe you," he said.
"Oh, I imagine you'll get a chance to pay me back before long," Tony said. "Be--be careful."
"Yeah. You too. Thanks. Oh. Uh," Bruce added, trying to sound casual, "Did you know that when you get arrested they take a DNA sample?"
"Do they now?" Tony said. "I'll... look into that."
"Appreciate it," Bruce said.
"That's enough," the guard said, tapping Bruce on the shoulder.
Bruce winced and said, "Thanks again. See you later." He hung up before he could hear Tony's reply.
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