"My able Senator, I hail you, sir."

Skenge hails Senator Akinseloyin in the living room of the latter, where they are sharing one of the most expensive and finest liquor.

"Don't flatter me, Skenge. I have a feeling you came to see me for money. Oh! and before I forget, how's the surveillance on that sturbbon man going?"

"All good sir, we should nail him since. He's committing adultery and it can be used against him. If he doesn't want to flow with us, he's going to have to bend the hard way."

The Senator takes a sip from his liquor glass, and shakes his head in amusement.

"You see, I've been in this politics game for many years and have dealt with many people with different kinds of character that nothing ever surprises me anymore. I have to admit it, I didn't see this coming. I thought he was a saint."

"Senator, I'm sure you know that it's very hard to find a man that doesn't cheat. You must have had your fair share too over the years. I can't say I blame the man, being with a woman for a long time can be boring at some point. You know, right?"

"You better keep your stupid mouth shut before my wife hears you and thinks you are saying the truth. Do you want me to keep apologizing for the next five years?  I've never cheated on my wife, and that's God's own truth. Don't put me into trouble, I have absolutely no idea of what you are saying."

He calls out to the top of the stairs,

"It has always been you for me, honey. In case you are eavesdropping like you usually do, ignore everything Skenge said, he just doesn't know better."

The Senator winks and smiles at Skenge.

The latter responds with an understanding smile and moves closer to the Senator, dropping his tone to a conspiratorial one.

"There's a reason I came to see you."

The Senator drops  his glass on the table and shifts closer to Skenge, his eyes dancing eagerly in their sockets.

"What's the matter? "

"Sir, it's about Michael."

"Oh lord! Won't this boy be the end of me? What has he done again?"

He asks, groaning out loud.

"Actually, he didn't do anything, at least not what you think."

The Senator sighs in relief and places his right palm on his chest to steady his nerves.

"Well, why didn't you start with that? You almost gave me a heart attack. What did he do?"

"I apologize, sir, I was just trying to build the story. "

"The next time you feel the need to build something, head to a construction site and leave me be. Out with it already"

"He asked me to run a check on a particular girl."

"Why would he say that? Has he ever done that before? All the girls he moves around with are just for fun, why would he need a background check?"

"I wondered too, but that's not the issue."

"What is the issue?"

He places a file he has tucked into his shoulder since his arrival on the table, open, in front of the Senator.

"What's this?"

He asked angrily, briefly scanning a few words from the open file.

"Well, in the course of my investigation, I discovered something troubling about the girl. This part of the file I'm showing you is not included in the copy I gave Michael. I thought you should see it first."

The Senator leans forward in his seat and scans the content on the file again briefly.

"Is this supposed to mean something to me? I don't know any of the names on here."

He asked with a frown.

Skenge downs the drink in his glass, sets it aside on the table and proceeds to fill the Senator in on his discovery.

"No, you don't, but I'll like your permission to address the issue as soon as possible."

"Skenge, you know I always trust your judgement, but you still haven't told me what's bothering you. What did you find out exactly?"

Sir, I'm bothered because the girl in question is....."