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"No, really That’s the guy" I pointed A the area both outside and inside the yellow tape stood the massive bald-headed hulk that worked at the dry cleaners "Hold it right there, ht about tackling hiround Instead I just stormed up, all stor Kevlar Did bad guys wear Kevlar?

Before I could say anything, he asked, "Vy you are here?" Then he threw back his big head and laughed

I was still processing his presence when Agent Carson walked up with the woman from the dry cleaners as well She also wore Kevlar

She looked at her comrade "Vy she is here?" Then they both threw back their heads and laughed It was so bizarre, like a bad laugh track for a sitcoood one the dentist puts you in

The woman stopped first and pointed to my head wound "You have balls," she said "I am Klava Pajari, and this is ent Ve vork --" She considered how to put it "-- job on side"

"Oh, so this is a side job?"

Ilya nodded "Because of you, ve sleep together Vith our minds"

"You’re psychic lovers?"

Klava gave a nervous chuckle while glaring at Ilya "His English is not so good Vat hehow you have help us Ve clean your coat for free, yes?"

They laughed again It echoed through the tilting fun house that used to beme – which took forever – they told me the story of how they had been on the trail of a Russian arms dealer for years They’d tracked hiet a lock on his location The only thing he did religiously, no hting on the streets of Russia and was addicted to the life

So when the US ignored Russia’s application for extradition, they set up a sting operation involving an illegal street-fighting organization that had been going on for a fewto plash was a panic room, but one set up to keep someone in instead of vice versa, if they should ever catch him He had a lot of muscle around him They needed to keep him both hidden and unattainable

"Is called extraordinary rendition," Klava said "Is to kidnap and force transfer of a cri," Ilya said

"Dogs?" I didn’t get it "Like bulldogs?"

"No, Dog the Bounty Hunter Only I have better hair, yes?" He srowing onany inside one so hter," Klava said "He vin uy for two years? Is he in the area?"

"Da Ve grab him last veek, but have to keep hi the guy’s illicit hobbies, I shouldn’t have been alar him in a metal room for a week? He’ll freeze to death"

"Ve are Russian Ve can handle ten of your vinters Also, is heated and cooled and have little toilet"

This was the craziest story One that I wouldn’t have pictured if it had been a paint-by-nuuys fit in?" I nodded toward the cabin, or, round by said cabin, and shuddered

"They vere his best customers Al Qaeda They vant him back Mostly, they vant his money and veapons cache"