“We have a missing woman, who was maybe a witness to something, and a government agent who is also missing,” Steel said, almost chewing on the words as they came out. He was mad. Not that he was showing it.
“You asked me why I was late? The answer is, shall we say, painful,” Steel said, rubbing his right shoulder. “Today, I was outside the hotel, where John Doe was taken. There I met a woman.” Steel watched as Tooms and Tony leaned forward for some juicy details. He smiled and shook his head.
“I thought I recognised her. I didn’t know where from at first. I got the cab driver who had brought her there, to take me to where he’d picked her up. It was a boutique in the Bronx. I did some snooping around and found the top floor full of counting machines.” Steel turned to face the two men, who
