After rescuing Frank, Alvin spent the rest of the night drinking with a bunch of buddies.
They brought out the Dragon Blood liquor again, and by the end, Alvin had no idea what he was doing.
He only vaguely remembered the Men's Club guys being dragged away one by one, until Fox finally pulled him into a room, too.
The kids had a remarkably good time. With their drunk dad having lost even the barest hint of authority, they played in the mansion's spooky nighttime atmosphere until dawn.
Word was, plenty of people had been frightened by the "ghosts" flying all over the place, though the oddly cheerful laughter had a way of easing their fears.
Nick still paid for it, though. He'd scared Old Cage's false teeth right into the toilet, and managed to piss off Chief George in the process...
The big shot in the New York police force sent his daughter, along with Peter, who was still on probation, to capture the "ghosts" and bring them to justice.
Unfortunately, things hadn't gone the way Chief George had expected. Nick and the others were punished after being caught, but Gwen had gotten an idea from the whole thing.
She'd thought she could get a little harmless "revenge" on Frank that day without being punished.
But the Punisher showed her in no uncertain terms that anyone who disturbed a drunk man struggling to stay awake through sheer force of will while watching a baby was going straight to Hell.
When Alvin climbed out of bed early the next morning, he heard a jumble of shouts outside.
With one hand on Fox's shoulder, he kissed her forehead and looked her over with a smile. "I must've missed a lot yesterday while I was drunk. How about helping me remember?"
Fox