XXII. Pretending To Be Asleep

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The next morning, Alex was already waiting for them in the lobby before five o’clock. It’s better if they left early so nobody would notice them.   The ride from the penthouse to the public library takes about twenty minutes tops. Jesy took this as an opportunity to grill Alex. She was riding shotgun.   “Alex, right?” she began, he nodded. “Were you the one I was talking to on the phone about the offers?”   “Yes…but I take orders from A.”   “I remember you have us two offers; get the file from James Gray's office and find the person who can open the vault. Let’s pretend for a hot damn minute that Lou's not that person. What was A's original plan when she found that person?”   “Expose them. Turn them in to the cops and let the authorities do what they have to do to that person. Th

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