is
the same place they are taking the boys. We need to set up a phrase
to let Buck know they are the undercover cops."
"How about, ‘Hi Buck, Jim
sent us’?"
"That’s a bit obvious, how
about ‘We’re here to party, Buck’?"
"I guess that could work,
we just need to be sure everyone is on the same page."
"Buck knows how to keep
the page the same. I’ll call him and get his end set up. Are you
going to check out the Luxor and see if there’s anyone renting a
room for a night?"
"Already got Warren on it.
He’ll find the room and we will have the rooms on either side
covered. This is going to be fun."
"Just don’t shoot up the
Luxor, I’d hate to see your people get kicked out for excessive
partying. You’re not a rock band you know."
"Yea, well, we are going
to be putting on a rock show tonight so just let Buck in on the
plan. I’ll call later with further details," she said then hung
up.
Penny came out of her
bathroom and jumped back into bed, snuggling up close. I said, "You
had your chance last night, but you were too tired. So snuggle all
you want, I’m not in the mood."
She carefully put her hand
where it would start something, "You are evil," I said.
An hour later we were up
and dressed, I was pulling my phone to call Buck. He came on after
two rings, "Hey big guy, can you talk?"
"Yep, we’re still in the
camper and just getting ready to go out. What do you
have?"
"Lynn and Deacon have four
female undercover cops from Vice who will be approaching you and
saying ‘We’re here to party, Buck’. That’s your key to know it’s
them, try not to get too many other women involved."
"Will they be
wired?"
"I didn’t ask and Lynn
didn’t say, but I’m sure at least one will. They have to keep track
of what’s going on. Lynn said they are going to try and find which
room they will be in and have it surrounded by cops on both sides.
You’re sure Dark said the Luxor?"
"That’s what he said. If
it suddenly changes I’ll call."
"I hope it doesn’t change
now, there will be too many operations set up. But if it does, let
me know."
"Will do, I have to go to
work now, talk later." Buck hung up and I put my phone back in my
pocket.
Penny was in the kitchen
with Angelo whipping up a batch of pancakes, I didn’t
complain.
"Angelo, can you do some
snooping for me and see what you can come up with on a carnival
owned by Jacob Dark, with a CEO named Lucius Cole from Gibsonton,
Florida?" I asked.
"Gibsonton, that’s the
carnival city isn’t it?" Angelo asked as he wrote the information
on a pad of paper on the kitchen counter.
"As I understand it is. We
don’t have much on Cole yet, Dark is another matter, they don’t
have much on him at all."
"I’ll get what I can.
There’s a gang of gypsies I know that are a tight knit mob family,
they run shady sideshow games and fleece customers. I’ll check on
it with them."
"Good, thanks. Call me as
soon as you get anything." I turned to Penny and said, "I should go
call the Walkers and let them know we are still on the
case."
"Just don’t give them too
much hope, this may not go like you hope it does," she said licking
her syrupy fingers.
"You’re just a ball of
sunshine. Eat your grub and I’ll take care of the Walkers." I left
the kitchen and went to my home office and sat. I didn’t really
want to make the call, Penny was right, this may go bad.
*
Chapter 10
Jacob Dark entered the
high end jewelry store on a hallway corner inside the Boulevard
Mall on Maryland Boulevard just north of Flamingo Road. He wasn’t
wearing his top hat and was dressed conservatively in a dark suit,
so the attractive brunette behind the counter gave the handsome man
a broad smile and asked if she could help him.
"I’m looking for a
necklace for my sister in Florida. Something in gold with a good
number of diamonds and jade if that’s possible," he spoke smoothly
as he leaned closer to the woman over the counter.
She grinned, "I think I
may be able to
the same place they are taking the boys. We need to set up a phrase
to let Buck know they are the undercover cops."
"How about, ‘Hi Buck, Jim
sent us’?"
"That’s a bit obvious, how
about ‘We’re here to party, Buck’?"
"I guess that could work,
we just need to be sure everyone is on the same page."
"Buck knows how to keep
the page the same. I’ll call him and get his end set up. Are you
going to check out the Luxor and see if there’s anyone renting a
room for a night?"
"Already got Warren on it.
He’ll find the room and we will have the rooms on either side
covered. This is going to be fun."
"Just don’t shoot up the
Luxor, I’d hate to see your people get kicked out for excessive
partying. You’re not a rock band you know."
"Yea, well, we are going
to be putting on a rock show tonight so just let Buck in on the
plan. I’ll call later with further details," she said then hung
up.
Penny came out of her
bathroom and jumped back into bed, snuggling up close. I said, "You
had your chance last night, but you were too tired. So snuggle all
you want, I’m not in the mood."
She carefully put her hand
where it would start something, "You are evil," I said.
An hour later we were up
and dressed, I was pulling my phone to call Buck. He came on after
two rings, "Hey big guy, can you talk?"
"Yep, we’re still in the
camper and just getting ready to go out. What do you
have?"
"Lynn and Deacon have four
female undercover cops from Vice who will be approaching you and
saying ‘We’re here to party, Buck’. That’s your key to know it’s
them, try not to get too many other women involved."
"Will they be
wired?"
"I didn’t ask and Lynn
didn’t say, but I’m sure at least one will. They have to keep track
of what’s going on. Lynn said they are going to try and find which
room they will be in and have it surrounded by cops on both sides.
You’re sure Dark said the Luxor?"
"That’s what he said. If
it suddenly changes I’ll call."
"I hope it doesn’t change
now, there will be too many operations set up. But if it does, let
me know."
"Will do, I have to go to
work now, talk later." Buck hung up and I put my phone back in my
pocket.
Penny was in the kitchen
with Angelo whipping up a batch of pancakes, I didn’t
complain.
"Angelo, can you do some
snooping for me and see what you can come up with on a carnival
owned by Jacob Dark, with a CEO named Lucius Cole from Gibsonton,
Florida?" I asked.
"Gibsonton, that’s the
carnival city isn’t it?" Angelo asked as he wrote the information
on a pad of paper on the kitchen counter.
"As I understand it is. We
don’t have much on Cole yet, Dark is another matter, they don’t
have much on him at all."
"I’ll get what I can.
There’s a gang of gypsies I know that are a tight knit mob family,
they run shady sideshow games and fleece customers. I’ll check on
it with them."
"Good, thanks. Call me as
soon as you get anything." I turned to Penny and said, "I should go
call the Walkers and let them know we are still on the
case."
"Just don’t give them too
much hope, this may not go like you hope it does," she said licking
her syrupy fingers.
"You’re just a ball of
sunshine. Eat your grub and I’ll take care of the Walkers." I left
the kitchen and went to my home office and sat. I didn’t really
want to make the call, Penny was right, this may go bad.
*
Chapter 10
Jacob Dark entered the
high end jewelry store on a hallway corner inside the Boulevard
Mall on Maryland Boulevard just north of Flamingo Road. He wasn’t
wearing his top hat and was dressed conservatively in a dark suit,
so the attractive brunette behind the counter gave the handsome man
a broad smile and asked if she could help him.
"I’m looking for a
necklace for my sister in Florida. Something in gold with a good
number of diamonds and jade if that’s possible," he spoke smoothly
as he leaned closer to the woman over the counter.
She grinned, "I think I
may be able to
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