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“The informant wants more money He wants a million, and he wants half up front What should I do?”

“Sit by the phone I’ll call you back,” she said, hanging up

She went back inside as Manuel caot fat when they got rich, but not the Sun King He worked out like a hts for an hour every day and ran for another on the treadh he was in his mid-forties, he could easily pass for thirty-five

She couldn’t help but stare at his broad shoulders as he went into the kitchen and took soe Not for the first tiet aroused When he’d asked her to be his special personal assistant for the duration of his stay in Los Angeles, she thought he ht make a entleman

He’d even inforuest over a little bit later She knehat that ht before hadn’t left until three am

Then she remembered herself

“I have news, Manuel The FBI agent was right The Bennetts seem to be in Susanville We just heard from an informant who claims to know their exact location But he wants a million, and he wants half up front”

“A million?” Perrine said, affronted “That’s thievery”

“Perha

ps we could set up the infor her phone

“No,” said Manuel as he poured himself some juice “I have another idea Send that other one up there The one who found the last two stinking rats for us What’s his name?”

“The Tailor?” Vida said

“Yes, yes The Tailor He can easily find the Bennetts and eliminate them, especially now that we knoe’re in the ballpark”

Perrine drank so an eyebrow

“And you knohat happens e get in the ballpark, Vida”