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.“What?”“Believe it.Somehow, they knew you hired me to check them out.So on my way over here, they approached me with a better offer.Rafferty said he’d pay me double if I fed you some bullshit info.”“What’d you say?”“I told them I’d do it.Cash is cash.”“But all that stuff—”“You think I’d ever feed you bullshit?” Barrow asked.“It’ll take a lot more than a few grand to buy my integrity and make me turn on a friend.But that doesn’t mean I won’t take their money with a smile.”“So they think you’re telling me—”“They think I’m telling you that I couldn’t find a thing on either of them.That I never heard of Tony Kozlow, or his loan shark, or Echo Enterprises, or Rafferty’s slick Upper East Side address, or his dying-to-be-upper-crust background.Fuck them if they want to be stupid.”“You really think that’s going to fool them?”“You got any better ideas?” Barrow asked, his voice growing serious.When Jared didn’t answer, he added, “These guys aren’t playing around.The fact that they knew you’d turn to me means they’re looking into your background and sniffing in all the right places.And after spending a total of five minutes with them, it’s clear they’re serious about this staying quiet.Whatever it is, they have some big secrets to hide.”“What do you think I should do?”“What else?” Barrow asked slyly.“Let me keep digging in their direction.They can’t screw with you and not expect repercussions.”“I don’t know.I don’t think it’s smart to pick a fight.”“Come on!” Barrow said, standing from his seat.“You’re not picking a fight.You’re just trying to find information.If Rafferty ever confronts you, just say that I couldn’t find anything.He’ll never know the difference.”“I’m not sure that’s the best—”“Good.It’s decided,” Barrow said.“Now we’re back in business.” Before he left the office, Barrow reached into the brown paper bag he was carrying, pulled out an empty champagne bottle, and slapped it on Jared’s desk.“What’s that?”“That, my friend, is an actual champagne bottle from the New Year’s Eve scene in Godfather, Part Two.And that is also how I spent the first couple hundred dollars of their money.I figured it would really piss ’em off.Happy early birthday.”Jared was unusually quiet.He didn’t even reach for the bottle.“You shouldn’t have done that, Lenny.”“Listen, there’s no reason to get concerned.You’ll be thanking me later.”“I’m sure I will,” Jared said dispassionately.“I just want you to be careful.”“Worry about yourself,” Barrow said as he walked to the door.“You’re the one they’re watching.”At a quarter past seven that evening, Sara sat on one of the many park benches that lined the esplanade of Battery Park City, overlooking the Hudson River.Located at the southernmost tip of Manhattan, Battery Park City was, for Sara, a spot where she could truly escape New York.Unlike Central Park, which was packed with tourists and locals vying for jogging, Rollerblading, and relaxing space, the riverside jogging path of Battery Park City was used primarily by local residents and a few commuters who worked in the nearby financial district.And its tree-lined, twisting walkway made it the perfect place for a quiet, secluded meeting.Checking her watch and wondering what was taking so long, Sara heard a voice behind her shout, “Don’t worry, I’m not standing you up.” As Sara turned, she saw Barrow walking toward her, a wide smile across his face.She didn’t return the smile.“Why the long face?” he asked as he sat next to her on the park bench.“I was just worried you weren’t coming.”“So I see,” Barrow replied, looking down at her chewed-apart cuticles.“Now how about telling me the real story? What’s the big to-do that you had to bring me all the way out here?”“I need to ask you a favor [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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