The final nail in the police chief’s coffin was when he was discovered bound and gagged in bed alongside his 19 year-old mistress by the same reporters who had been sent to get a statement about the latest developments in Morelli crime family investigation.
Staking out the warehouse had been my idea, but stupid me I didn't account for how watchful the crooks would be too. After a few days of nothing suspicious, we hit paydirt. Mandy used her shiny new cellphone and filmed the bad guys loading poorly wrapped art pieces in the back of a van. We were so caught up in our success, we didn't know we’d been caught in the act until the guns were in our faces.
Mandy nearly burst into tears when they destroyed her phone. We were gagged and tied up tight, then stuffed squirming and fighting into a big metal dumpster. At least it was clean inside. The crooks finished their business and drove off. After a while, all was quiet. Then we heard that big garbage truck approaching….
You needed connections in the realty biz and the printing biz to pull this off. but afterward it was just down to costumes and play-acting. Set-up a fake charity event at a private address, drop legit looking invitations in the hands of some deserving rich fat cats, then you just pick them off as they walk through the door. If the house is big enough, and the music up loud enough they’ll never hear the others caterwauling in the the next room before its too late.
“Leave Officer Griggs right where he is, but take his wife with us. I imagine after a few days he’ll hand over that big case file he’s been building on Boss Hikada. IF he loves his wife.”
“ In order for the merger to go forward, I had to determine who the dissenting voices could be, which I why I called the special session. Now with you three tucked away, we’ll have a real vote.”