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Richie sat in his car in the Hall of Justice parking lot and phoned Shay. He was definitely going to need his friend to help him make it out of this situation in one piece. He trusted the FBI, but not with his life. Plus, as he, Seymour, and Rebecca talked, an idea had formed—a dangerous idea, but well worth trying—and he needed Shay to pull it off.
They met at a coffee shop to work out the plan as much as possible, and then the two of them went to dinner at Kyoto Dreams. Richie had been stunned to learn it remained open after Shig Tanaka’s death. That in itself was a huge red flag for what was going on.
As a waitress brought them to a tatami room, Richie gave her his card. “Please give this to Mr. Hanemoto. We would like to talk to him. It has to do with Mr. Tanaka.”
Her eyes widen
