Chapter Nineteen
“We found it all!” Billy said, with that funny horse laugh of his, in the back room of Hubris’s office. “Two ledgers, one with the real money in it, the other for the IRS, an list of places they were going to close—with the Mayor’s consent—and even backers. The list of backers is amazing. I think they’re all Republicans. The kinda people who never give gays a chance, but who line up to take our money.”
“I dunno how Billy did it,” Niko said, “but he knew exactly where to look. I just flipped through the pages for him.”
“Has Hubris or Steve showed up?” I asked.
“Naw,” Billy answered. “They ain’t been around. I think they’re too busy supervisin’ the dancin’ lessons. Steve let me in. I used to know him from the old days, back at the St. Mark’s Baths. He worked there—he’s n
