Investigate cautiously

You decide you cannot ignore what is going on, but you don't necessarily need to go rushing in, guns blazing -- particularly when the most lethal item in your possession is a skimpy loincloth.

You quickly, but quietly, approach the gazebo and take a look. You see a man being held down against a bench by a large man and another large man pummeling the first repeatedly with his fists. Standing next to them, taking it all in, is Beverly Scanlan.

She steps in and stops the assailant from his next round of punches and speaks to the man on the bench. "Maybe you understand me now, or do you need Mick and Butch to give you another round of memory refreshment?"

All you can make out of the beaten man's face is that it is swollen and bloody. He shakes his head and gasps, "No more! Please! I'll talk...."

"I thought you might," said Scanlan. With a wave, she tells the two goons to leave, and they grab the man by his arms and legs and carry him out of the gazebo toward the house.

You click on the communication dental implant and whisper. "Davis... are you getting this?" You hear some static, followed by Davis' voice. "I think so, Alex. We're still having trouble with your communicator. First it was stuck in continual transmit, and then it started switching on and off. From what I could make out, you're down in the dungeon and some dominatrix is spanking you. How is she? Does she have a sister?"

"No! I'm out by the gazebo, and I just saw a guy get beaten half to ****. Scanlan is behind it. I'm trying to figure out what's going on."

"You're beating your meat with a zebra, and Scanlan is taking it in the behind? Alex, you're a lot more wild than I gave you credit for!"

You're about to correct the misunderstanding when you suddenly realize you allowed your voice to get louder than you intended. Scanlan, hearing something, stiffens and turns in your direction, listening.

You freeze and click your tongue over the communicator, hoping to shut it off entirely. You look around for a place to take cover. There is a thick hedge in easy reach, and you can climb behind it, risking considerable abrasions all over your nearly-naked body. The gazebo also has a pretty big shadow, and you might escape detection there. Then again, maybe if you just remain very still, Mrs. Scanlan won't even come any closer to you.