Chapter 44: A New AssignmentCHAPTER 44
A NEW ASSIGNMENT
Brooklyn—20 Months Ago
I got the call on my special cell phone, the one I would throw away after today’s meeting. Nobody knew where I lived. Nobody knew what I did except Manny, Tito, and Johnny Muck. Nobody but Tony and a few others knew I was even alive. That’s the way I liked it. It pissed Tito off that I wouldn’t tell him where I lived, but the last thing I wanted was Tito Martelli dropping in unexpectedly. If he came for a visit, he wouldn’t be bringing wine.
I let the phone ring two more times. “Hello?”
“We need to talk.”
“You know where the parking garage is on Seventh?”
“Yeah, sure.”
“Go park on any floor above the fifth, then take the elevator to the third. There will be a blue Camry near the elevator. Keys in the rea
