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Getting the jacket, hat and clipboard from one of the New York Messenger Service messengers had been easy. A pop on the back of the head had done nicely. Cicero Smith would go unnoticed as he entered the building that housed Eldon James. This had to work.
He approached the elevator keeping his hat down low. He’d stuffed cotton between his lips and his gums to change the shape of his face. It was an old trick but it was effective. Colored contact lenses changed the shade of his eyes. If anyone did look at him the description would be wrong. If he was picked up on a video camera, the elevator shoes would make him appear taller. The powder in his hair had given it a grey look, on surveillance he’d seem older.
He stepped off the elevator on the top floor. The receptionist looked up a
