"It's the only way I can be sure I'll catch a man with a paycheck." He grinned, straightening his jacket and leaning over for a moment to see if he couldn't see who was flitting around downstairs. "I'll get him back in one piece," he called down to whoever it was - presumably Fred - and straightened up again with a shrug. "Eventually. He won't mind you a little green around the gills, will he? I haven't been slamming drunk in ages, and that's how I mean to spend my Monday morning."