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to me, Todd. You tell Ray to get his computers, his files, everything. You tell him to
bring it all here. You tell him the first place they gonna look for that shit is in the bar,
then his apartment, a ight? It ll take longer to get back to you, and we ll get you outta
here before that shit comes down.
Shit. Shit, you re right! I know! That s why I ve gotta get out from under this. See,
if we get the cash if we get the money together maybe we can work some contacts.
Ray says he knows someone on the inside that can get at Eric. Make it look like an
accident, right? But, yeah, we should get shit out of his place. He can bring it here.
That s a great idea. Smart. Really smart. See, that s why you people can run drugs and
shit. You know how to think about things.
Yeah, us people are real good at that. Marshall faked a smile. Here s the deal
Imma cut you. Imma get some dumbfuck to pounce this listin , and they re gonna be
holdin the title and everything in this place when the po-po blow through. I choose em
right, you set em up, and then you fuckin blow outta town when I say, but not before
or you re just gonna draw fire. You got that?
Marshall pulled out his phone and gave Todd a serious look, one hand held up for
silence when Todd tried to ask who he was calling. I got my own contacts, and I bet
they re a damn sight more reliable than Ray s. You give me a minute, bitch.
Todd shut his mouth and leaned close to listen in, and Marshall pulled up the
number of the detective who d driven him to the hospital the night Luke was shot. She
answered on the first ring and blessedly didn t greet him with her name and rank; it
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hadn t occurred to him that she might until she just asked, Albright? like she didn't
believe it was him.
Hoping she d catch on, he turned on his suave and crooned, Hey, boo. This your
boy Marsh. Listen, I gotta ask you a favor. You got a pencil?
He heard her rustling with things on her desk; then she said in a breathy voice,
All set, baby.
Laughing softly, Marshall mentally thanked her for being as cool as he d
remembered and said, I got a prospect, woman. You understand? There s strings,
though, and I need you to clue me on what your blue friends are preppin .
You ll owe me, honey, but I know you re good for it. Give me the details, and I ll
tell you what I know.
Marshall covered the mouthpiece with his hand like he was going to confer with
Todd privately, as if she couldn t hear everything. This bitch is fuckin a loudmouth
cop. He tells her everything she wants to know. If they got a name outta Hobo, she
could find out, but I don t wanna go there if you ain t cool with it. Lack of specifics from
you gets us less specific info, but it s up to you how you wanna roll.
Todd s eyes widened. He nodded, relief pouring off him in waves. Do what you
gotta do. I m cool with it. I m gonna owe you so big. I don t forget who my friends are,
you know. And if she needs anything, man. Yeah, whatever she needs. Whatever you
need.
A ight, so this is my boy, Todd. Say hi to Rosario, Todd. Marshall waited for
Todd to stammer a hello, then barged ahead. Todd s real important to my future plans.
He works at a bank. Known him a long time. He s doin business with this other guy
who owns a bar we d go to, Ray? Problem is, this real untrustworthy drug-dealin
fucker named&
Marshall paused like he couldn t remember Eric s name and waited for Todd to
supply it.
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Eric Jones. He s a real bad guy. Cops can keep him where he is for a long time.
Todd winked at Marshall as if he was a big smooth-talker.
So, yeah, this Eric fucker is awaiting arraignment, and you know how that goes. I
think he mighta given Ray up, and you know the po-po. They gonna want to search the
bar and Ray s place as soon as they can get a warrant, a ight? And all they need for that
is Eric s say-so. Marshall gave Todd a significant look. So what I need to know is,
how long we got to ah& shift stock? I need to warn Ray so my plans don t get upset,
y know?
Oh. Detective Campbell faked worry and surprise well. Honey, I gotta warn
you, that s big priority. That s gonna happen real soon. You better tell your friend to
find a safe place to stash things tonight.
Don t worry. I got a plan. I always got a plan. Todd here s gonna redecorate his
place, and I m gonna see about flippin this property, a ight?
Marshall laughed like he was showing off his cleverness to her instead of giving
her important information. She laughed too, and Marshall gave Todd a wink back.
A ight, sweet thing. I ll see about gettin you that bonus we talked bout. You take
care now.
Marshall hung up and smiled at Todd, exhilarated and terrified. A ight, man.
You heard the lady. You gotta get Ray to move his shit here with a quickness. He better
not destroy anything either, cause you know if it s incomplete, the cops ll keep lookin
instead of just believin it all belongs to the poor fools I install here. If they off the books
and holdin the title, we can spin it, a ight? Just make sure they got no reason to go
lookin for more.
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