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THEY ARRIVED just after nine at the broker’s house at the top of a hill about an hour outside Ro thes of a plan in hand

“No wonder he charges soroad The palatial-sized villa, taking up the entire hilltop, overlooked the lights of Roold fro froraveled lot on the south side of the estate, uests had already arrived An electric shuttle was parked near the gate, two young ainst the vehicle, one of the the other said, until they noticed Sam and Remi’s car

The younger of the talked over, leaned down, looking in the driver’s ,from Sam to Remi, then down to their clothes Before he had a chance to co, “Ristoratori”

The youngtheate

“Grazie,” Sam said

“Caterers?” Re off to the side, once the shuttle drivers went back to their conversations

At least fifty cars were parked in the lot, which was, thankfully, sloped away from the house and surrounded by oleanders The thick bushes, soh to offer cover Sarabbed his backpack, took out a pair of binoculars He and Re watch out toward the parking lot, while Saot a better look at the house

The entire villa, set on the crest of the hill, was surrounded by a high wall topped with shards of glass Guards uests were shuttled to before they’d have to walk up two flights of stairs to get to the front door He couldn’t see the gate around back, but the shuttle driver had uard there as well Several hundred-year-old sycamores stood like sentries on this side of the wall, possibly offering a way over, but froht do

Reht about now Along with a small army”

“We have two guns,” Sa to have to make do You think you could bluff your way past those people?”

She studied the couple arriving at the door, the tuxedo-clad uard “That depends Next step in the plan?”

“You get in, then find a way I can get in”

“Great plan, Fargo I was hoping for so a little more specific”

He lowered the binoculars “A place that size, we need a little recon inside so we knohere to go once we’re in there”