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“Skip, it’s Charlie”

“What do you need?”

“We just dropped off Johnny, they had to sedate him”

“Da my way to the kitchen that’s hidden in the back of the loft

“Yep,” Charlie responds “It was a fucking scene”

“I’m sure,” I mutter “I’m sorry you had to deal with that,” I add, “But at least Johnny Byrne is out of our fucking hair for a while, right?”

Charlie laughs “Yeah, right”

“What about the Pearce job, we still on track?”

“Yep, we’re gonna run the test tonight”

I check the Rolex on my wrist “What time?”

“About ten PM” Charlie returns

“Yeah, I’m in”

I hear a door shut behindup

Padding lightly out into the e room, I check to see the front door is shut “An

nie?” I call out