“Yes,” Winters replied. “Blue Moods.”
“May I enter?” the man asked.
“You may.”
Inside the room the man asked if he was 59027, and Winters confirmed it. The man opened the briefcase, and inside was a Smith and Wesson Model 17 Masterpiece edition. They had discontinued the gun years ago but recently started making them again, which pleased Winters greatly. There was also a case of Gemtech Subsonic rounds. There was no such thing as a quiet gun, but this was a quieter gun, and he didn’t have to risk using a suppressor, which he distrusted deeply.
“Two thousand,” the man said.
Winters went to his weekend bag and took out a ziploc full of cash and handed the man the bills plus another $500 tip. If there was one thing he had learned in a life of spending time in airports, hotels, restaurant
