CHAPTER 49 Her court date is set for October 6th. Roger has arranged for a high-priced lawyer named Sally Cookie. Sally has short, bleached blonde hair, and Nancy Grace makeup. The Mexican police have picked up Manuel, Gabriella, Cisco, and Santos, shortly after Lary had been arrested. But that isn’t the worst of it. Not by a long shot. The worst is the news that followed. The news that Manuel’s wife Pilar and their two sons have escaped to Columbia. “He has a wife! And children! Two of them!” Lary shouts at Becks and Pumpkin while they sit on her balcony, downing vodka marts. “That’s the least of your worries now, Lawrence.” Pumpkin shares a look with Becks. Lary looks as terrible as she feels. Her hair is dirty; her nails are chewed off. Mascara clumps on one cheek. Her shirt has a

