Dana hung up the phone, grabbed her keys and left the house. As she walked to her own car, she glanced toward Mel’s County SUV, still parked in the driveway. Her brow creased in a look of worry.
The bookie told her she could meet Angel Eyes at The Boar’s Head and collect her payment after 7:00. Dana entered the bar just before then to find the woman already there. The owner who’d been watching the girl before didn’t seem to be around, but the blue-eyed runner had a bar customer sitting with her.
Dana took a seat at the bar and ordered a beer while she waited. When the man with the runner left, Dana slid into his chair before the other woman had time to even put her little notebook away.
Priscilla showed no emotion as she looked Dana over. When Dana didn’t speak, she asked, “Can I help y
