sylvester and gwendolyn begin laughing at the entire situation. she admits that the cop she slept with is really the one who answered the phone. and he explains the events of earlier in the morning. meanwhile, the cop-lover turns his car back around, concerned for gwendolyn's safety. he sees the back door broken in and mistakes the laughter for abuse and bursts into the bedroom, gun drawn. sylvester pulls his gun on the cop, whose name is revealed to be james. gwendolyn pleads with sylvester, and he puts his gun down. but then james winks and smiles, and sylvester rushes him. they wrestle over the gun, which inadvertently discharges.