Finding the fart

9pm in Crazy Town, Rio calls for Lenny.

Lenny is preoccupied with a task and unable to take the call.
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Sorry, he’s busy, Rio. He’s got a big investigation pending and he won’t stop until he finds the fart.

[Are you kidding? He is STILL looking for the fart?]

I’m pretty sure his life’s work is finding that fart.

Lenny suddenly is able to come to the phone: “Rio, quit interfering. You don’t know anything about science. “

[How is this SCIENCE?]

I can’t tell if he’s talking about the science of the investigation or the flatus itself.

Rio, quit judging and solve this already. No place is safe. I can’t get a pattern on this thing. I’m so confused!

[Maybe you just need help looking for it, Lenny! What clues do you have on the behavior of this fart?]

( mom interjects:) C’mon Rio.. 😩

**I am positive the couch is the main suspect, but I just don’t know where .. or when .. or how … the fart *

[Lenny – what might trigger the fart? – is there a lever or a button hidden in a cushion]

No buttons. I think it’s in the blankets or something

[Are you only using your eyes, Lenny? Maybe try some other senses… maybe your nose…]

*You don’t SMELL a fart. They sneak up. *

[But you think you can see it? What makes you think the couch is the keeper of the fart?]

Because that couch is a charlatan!

[How do you know the fart exists if you can’t see or smell it]

**RIO! You don’t know how a fart works? You’re supposed to be omniscient. **

BOYS! Be kind! If you’re going to find this fart, you’ll need to be a team.

[Oh thanks a lot Mom, like we didn’t already know that…]

*Mom is hiding her cards, Rio. Her bed is sketchy too. Those pillows are possessed. I know it. *

[Okay Lenny, so now we aren’t even sure of the fart source? It could be the bed, it could be the couch, it could be the pillows….]

*Yes the investigation has a lot of leads. *

[Maybe take a nap, Lenny…]

Ha!! I can’t let my guard down … the fart knows when you’re sleeping…

[I hope you find the fart soon, Lenny. Can you hand back the phone to mom?

MOM! I think Lenny is never going to figure this out… ]

If I give him the answer, do you think he’ll believe me?

[…… I see this is a tricky matter. Farts on the bridge must be different from farts on the earth..]

WHAT ARE FARTS ON THE BRIDGE???

— the line has been disconnected —