Chapter 37: The Drop
Chapter 37
The Drop
Delgado had been gone a while, but I hadn’t heard a thing. I called to see where he was.
“What’s up, Gino?”
“It’s two fifteen. Is everybody in place?”
“We’re good to go. I’m on 45 with Sanchez. She’s dressed as one of the cleaning crew.”
“She’s not going to try anything alone, is she?”
“She’ll walk by, see if she can spot anything. How about you—things in place?”
“For all the good it will do, yes, everyone is in place. We’ve got a guy in the hotel and one in the woods across the street.”
“I guess your cynicism means you don’t think they’ll show.”
“Just like you said, Ribs.”
“That’s what I would do.”
“Me too,” I said, “and I think these guys are smarter than me.”
“I hope not. That would make them almost as smart as me.”
“You know, Delg
