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Only Skarda and I had rerocery bags filled with checks and receipts and stashed the, using the late owner’s boat and equipment; he had a nice Shakespeare rod and reel outfit and an impressive tackle box Yet despite Skarda’s promise of fish, ere both skunked While ere on the lake, I uncere sure Skarda saw me do it When he asked why, I told him there was an unsubstantiated rumor that it had been employed in the coet the wrong idea should they find it on un, Dave Never" He nodded his head in agreeht from the mount ’Course, I didn’t mention that I dumped the Glock to make sure nobody discovered it had been loaded with blanks (You had to give Bullert credit; he didn’t leave ot off the lake, the Iron Range Bandits were already gathering on the deck I went inside and changed clothes I didn’t have much to choose fro in the back of the Explorer before staging the escape I thought I was the only one in the cabin until Josie appeared

"What are we going to do after breakfast?" she asked

"It’s like I told Jiht We need to find an armored truck and follow it around for a few days Arraphed routine of stops and starts--supermarkets, bank branches, depart for is a weakness, so we can exploit I re outside San Francisco a couple years ago Turned out they always stopped at the same coffeehouse They’d stop there at different times of the day, but it was always the same coffeehouse One afternoon a crew uns, took their keys, forced theed location, looted the truck, and left theot aith the proverbial undisclosed aht hundred thousand dollars"

"How do you know?"

"How do I knohat?"

"How do you know…" Josie atchingquestions, so she did

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"Where do we start?" Josie asked

"I’ to need someone to drive" I pointed at her

"Me?" she said

"Can’t use Dave He and I are still wanted, and while it’s unlikely that anyone will recognize s considered, I think it’s best that Roy and I keep our distance as much as possible The old man--with due respect, he’s too old for what I have in mind, and Jimmy, he’s a little too enthusiastic That leaves you"

"Jillian…"

"I want her kept out of this She should never have been involved in the first place"

"You seem to have taken quite a fancy to her"

"She’s the little sister I never had"