A couple of British readers noted that bobbies and peelers are now considered archaic terms for police in Britain. Some of the replacements are American names (coppers, fuzz, pigs, feds, po-po, five-oh, etc.) undoubtedly taken from American television and movies.
Everybody seemed to like how the boy problem was handled. I think Grim showed a lot of restraint compared to some fathers. I’m pretty sure my dad would not have appreciated finding his baby girl in a compromising position with a young man! I would bet he would have thrown him into the creek next door; said creek had a twenty-foot drop and was mostly rock and gravel.
Time to get serious again. Riley is growing up, and the parental units are having to deal with it. Enjoy!