The context of the following conversation is Bailey told about the time they got arrested in order to scare the kids a little so they would behave.:
Bailey says My kids have certainly been better behaved since the arrest incident..
The friend responds What arrest incident are you talking about?.
Bailey responds Oh, last month I had my friend, who is a policeman, pretend to arrest my household for being too noisy. He took us in the squad car down to the police station and everything..
The friend responds Wow that is really bold!.
Bailey responds Yeah. But it worked. They've been good and quiet ever since!.
The friend responds You'd better hope they won't ever find out!.