Chapter 16: Early-Morning Call
Chapter 16
Early-Morning Call
Boss hung up, kept busy for half an hour then turned to Number Four. “In fifteen minutes, make the call.” He reached over and patted Number Four on the back. “Stick to the script, and we’ll be okay.”
“Clear, Boss.” He set the script in front of him, hands shaking, as he prepared to make the call.
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Scott Winthrop sat at the kitchen table, eating breakfast. He had planned on Jennifer spending the night, especially after the text she’d sent, but he couldn’t find her at the club last night, and she wasn’t answering her phone. He figured he’d pissed her off. He seemed to do that a lot with women.
The doorbell rang, and then the door cracked open. “Scott, are you here?”
He got up, confused over who it could be. He walked to
