Day two of our soap

Earlier on Drop The Dead Tony Tony: "Good morning Gordon! How about a nice cup of tea, me old china?" (Caveat: There's strychnine in it you old bastard.) Gordon: "I'm not drinking anything you've poured." It was the evening following publication of The Butler Report and, at last, Tony could let his hair down, and what better than at a party Majesty had thrown at the Palace? The party had gone well... It was 10:32 and Majesty half jokingly, but half deadly seriously, challenged her Prime Minster to a shrimp nibbles and champagne eating contest. "As much as you can eat in five minutes, no dribbling, no spitting, normal rules", Majesty suggested, a sparkle in her eye. Tony accepted. He was invincible. He was tip of the top and nothing was going to defeat him ever again! (To be continued...) Part One is here 15 July 2004