CHAPTER 12
On Sunday evening Wayde, Tiny and the two young gay men met at the boat. They drove to the Jewel Box Club in Tiny’s well-used, green, four-door Ford Taurus. On the way over to the club, Wayde told Tiny about Sam Hirshberg’s wife, Sarah.
Upon entering the club, Wayde held up a hundred-dollar bill to pay the twenty dollars per person cover charge, which included two, drinks each. A good-looking gay, dressed in a short, light purple cocktail dress collected the money.
“Do you know Jeffrey Rhineman?”
“Of course,” the money collector answered.
“If you have a table next to his, you keep the change.”
“Not a problem.” He took the bill from Wayde’s hand and led them to a four-top near the stage. “That’s Jeffrey’s table.” He pointed to the six chair table next to theirs.
They sat d
