"Shhhh, pooch, it's alright! I'm not gonna hurt you or your pretty little mistress. And it worked for Maggie and Lisa, didn't it?"

He laughed, "I have a present for you. But if you don't let me in, I'm going to get loud, and then when your neighbors come out to see what's going on, what will they say about the cute little blond living in ugly old Tommy's place?"