Chapter 30 The Jolly Roger was full of bikers. Music blared as Harley entered the pub. He walked up to the bar, where Thor was standing with Bernice. He looked around to see if he could locate Father Head. ‘Where is the dozy twat?’ asked Harley shaking his head. ‘Like I said, he’s hanging around somewhere.’ Thor was grinning from ear to ear. He then pointed to the corner of the room. Harley’s gaze followed Thor’s pointing finger. ‘Oh, Christ Almighty.’ Harley saw what Thor was pointing at. Dangling from a rope that was strung up over a wooden beam, Father Head was swinging back and forth. He was trussed up like a Christmas turkey. A rope was tied around his waist, and he dangled at an angle about a metre from the floor. ‘I told you he was just hanging around,’ laughed Thor. ‘Don’t worry, he’s okay. Just his pride took a battering, that’s all.’ Harley walked over to Father Head and put his mouth to the dangling priest’s ear. ‘You’re an idiot, Richard. What on earth possessed you to come in here?’ Father Head’s mouth was wrapped in a bandana so he could not reply. ‘Mmm, mmm, mmm,’ he muttered. ‘What? Didn’t quite make that out,’ repliedHarley, putting his hand to his ear. ‘Mmmm, mmm, mummm,’ wheezed Father Head as Harley gave him a push. ‘Richard, if I get you out of here, you will go home and you will swear on everything you believe that you will never, I repeat never, come in here again. If you do, I won’t rescue you. Understand?’ Harley gave him another push that sent him swinging violently. Father Head nodded his head vigorously. ‘Good boy,’ said Harley. He turned to Thor, who was laughing aloud at the spectacle. ‘Let him swing while I have a beer, then get him down.’ He then walked back to the bar with Thor. ‘So, tell me about your roof,’ said Thor as he ordered two beers. ‘You read the paper this morning?’ asked Harley. ‘Oh, the arrested priest thing? So that was him?’ asked Thor, pointing to the swinging priest. ‘Him and our favourite Bishop.’ ‘What’s that gotta do with the roof tiles?’ asked Thor, downing a large gulp of beer.
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