However, they stopped in the pub he had mentioned before, The Scorpion. She thought about updating Craig, but curiosity got the better of her, so she parked fifty metres from the pub, walked over and looked in through the glass in the door. The place was practically empty and Mike was sitting at the bar with Deo drinking a beer. She daren’t go any further so she went back to the car to wait and phone Craig.
“Thanks for keeping us up to date. There was no need to give us five thousand, you know we can’t accept that.”
“Like I said, it’s Mike’s money… he won’t miss it and you’re here for us, so just enjoy. OK, well speak again soon.”
She knew Mike’s drinking speed, a small bottle every thirty minutes, so a round each in an hour. Fifteen minutes later, out they came and she followed them to
