Skink Series

Double Whammy

In the opening, a fisherman rehearses a made-up road accident to prove that his expensive fog lights were a sensible purchase. After he dies, his wife hears that his wallet is missing and promptly phones the credit-card company.

Sick Puppy

Star Island

Cherry’s comeback requires lip-synching someone else’s singing. Her bodyguard Chemo has replaced a lost hand with a weed-whacker, an unusually literal addition to celebrity security.

Squeeze Me

Angie has a practical answer to a customer whose credit card won't work: she can put the raccoon back in his kitchen. Her blunt replies cut through the elaborate manners around her, while the society set manages to turn even an irritable bowel syndrome fundraiser into a spectacle.