John cut the cake shop owner's head, cleaned the blood closing the shop. He looked for a container. The shop owner had been putting coins inside a small wooden chest. John put the shop owner's cut head inside a paper bag and put it inside the coin chest. There was a red velvet cloth on the counter. He wrapped the chest with the red velvet cloth and carried it to his car.
He stayed in a hotel for a week, then decided to go to his wife's.
Reaching Bodil's house, he produced the chest.
Bodil smirked. "Aren't you too lucky to find an alpha's head so soon?"
John said, "It's all my lady love's luck..."
Bodil smirked again. "Flirting and flattering don't suit thy tongue my dear husband. Neither does lie..."
John feigned anger. "Do you mean to say I am acting a lie with this head?!"
"Time and a little test will tell me everything." said Bodil. She clapped twice and a maid servant went in a brought a silver bowl filled with some silvery liquid. It was quick silver or mercury. John had not expected this from his wife. He was eager to have coitus with her and steal away her virginity. So in a hurry he had forgotten all these things. The maid servant put the cut head inside mercury. Nothing happened. She got the head out of the bowl and cleaned the head off any trace of mercury.
"Poor man, died just for your whim." mockingly complained Bodil.
John was looking at his shoelace.
"Penny, tell my husband, if he will be unable to procure an alpha's cut head within a month, he will see me dead..."
John shouted, "NO!"