Dougal inherits the Lightening Rod

Life, Organisation Association

After suffering the death of his friend and mentor, Frank Gifford, the will is read and Dougal inherits the brothel.

The lawyer Argyle Bulwick from Burgle and Rynder attends the wake of Frank Gifford. He speaks with Dougal to advise him of his friends will and gives him a letter:   Dougal, my boy. If you’re reading this letter now, then the worst has come to past. The ripples of my previous transgressions have finally drowned out my life.” She paused for a moment, and looked up at Dougal, as if asking permission to continue. The letter seemed much more private than any of them had expected. Dougal looked up in the silence and gave a gentle nod for her to continue. “We two of similarity, are brothers and family in such times. I see you as a friend, a confidant, a protector, and as kin. I have lost my wife, and our unborn child what seems a lifetime ago, and though I am not a religious man, I wonder what powers of Lestalt had brought you to my establishment. I could not have asked for more a loyal and charismatic soul, to understand the purpose of my legacy and the house I have built. I know that you will carry on my traditions – protecting those who can not protect themselves. The Lightening Rod may be a house of whores and fantasies on the surface, but you understand the purpose of the walls themselves. In the box that should accompany this letter I have instructed the lawmen to deliver to you Bertha, for her metal body and bullets of wrath have protected me on numerous occasions. So, Dougal, my boy, I leave my home in your care, and my lady in your hands. I doubt not that your heart and charisma will fill the void in my absence. Good luck and thank you. You’re friend, Frank.   His friends Rupert and Talleyrand joke that they must now call him "Boss". Dougal is also left Frank's gun called Bertha.