When Chief George got a call from Alvin, he was negotiating with people from Macy's about demolishing the department store.
The pragmatic police chief thought the people from Macy's were being overly fussy.
The Super Deodorant paid for by the city had worked very well. The building barely smelled anymore.
But Alvin had once dumped a Stink Bomb into the water tank, causing the water in the building's pipes to reek of dog shit. And the building's presence had driven down property values across Times Square...
People from Macy's headquarters had come to demand that the department store, now a new New York landmark, be demolished completely.
Under pressure and out of sympathy for Macy's, Chief George had reluctantly agreed to demolish the building with explosives.
The department stores around Times Square couldn't even wait for Macy's to be safely dismantled by hand. Every day the building remained standing, property values in Times Square fell further.
The people who used to come here to shop were luxury-goods buyers from all over the world. Now the visitors were tour groups from every corner of the globe, eager to gawk at the spectacle.
After taking souvenir photos with New York's new landmark, they ignored the other still-glamorous department stores and didn't spend a single cent. Who could put up with that?
Chief George had just seen the Macy's representatives out when he called the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to have them oversee the demolition.
Then a call from Alvin made him sink back into his chair with a headache...
He opened his desk drawer and looked at the "resignation statement" inside. Chief George gave a bitter smile, shoved it deep into the drawer, then massaged his temples and muttered, "New Yorkers have it rough. They really have it rough...