"With catlike reflexes (if the cat had had an extremely bad day and kept getting its fur wet), Gary jumped over the cops, took a moment to hit Nicki on the head with a piece of bratwurst, and fled out into the streets.
Murray, not having moved during the entire exchange, said, "I'll just put that bratwurst on your tab then, Gary."
Gary jogged (it's very difficult to jog stealthily and you look quite silly doing it, but nobody's supposed to see you anyway so it's all right) about a block away from the Incontinent Apeman and hid himself in the shadows."