An Ashland, Virginia, liquor store expected a quiet weekend after the busy holiday. What they got instead was way weirder. A raccoon had fallen through the ceiling, raided the scotch, smashed a trail across the floor, and passed out in the bathroom.

The ABC store staff walked in Saturday morning to find broken whisky bottles pooled across the floor and one unconscious raccoon wedged between the toilet and the bin. According to AP News, the animal had slipped in during the holiday closure and made a beeline for the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were kept. One ceiling tile didn’t survive the entry. Neither did several bottles.

Animal control officer Samantha Martin responded to what had become an unplanned detox situation. She told reporters she actually has a soft spot for rac

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