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And to their advantage All they needed to do was call the police and—

The motor connected to the overhead door started to whir “Sa into the container, then back toward the door as voices drifted toward them

Sam returned the jack to the wall and followed Remi into the container “Help me move the pallet back in place”

They grabbed the wooden fra it back so it was even with the other pallet, hoping the scrape of wood against metal would be covered by the sound of the overhead steel door rising Once the pallet was in place, he and Remi felt their way in the dark to the back of the Ghost, crouching beneath the canvas covering it

Remi took his hand “What happens when they discover the container door open?” she whispered

“We’re about to find out” He drew his gun, resting it on his knee

At first, they heard nothing but their own breathing A , “Who left the container open?”

“I thought I closed it Was the door locked?”

“Of course

it was locked You saw me put the key in”

“Open it Make sure the car’s still there”

Sam heard footsteps, the squeak of the pallet jack as so the forks under the pallet, then rolling it out Light filtered in beneath the canvas along the sides of the container As Saun, he felt Remi tense beside him

One of thethe Gray Ghost “Still here Why? What’s wrong?”

“The buyer found a phone in Marchand’s office He thought so Rossi”

“If they were, they didn’t find anything”