Chapter 23Of course Dane made it back to Big Frank’s before him. Sean frowned as he hauled the journals and information inside, thinking it was unfair the cops never seemed to catch Dane at it. Of course, he doubted a ticket would deter Dane anyway—just make him pissy.
Neither Big Frank nor Dane were immediately visible, but Sean could sense Dane below him, and the Decrypter’s mood was irritated, which seemed normal enough. When Sean descended the stairs to the basement, he could hear the two arguing, or at least Dane arguing and Big Frank sounding disappointed.
“The point is, you shouldn’t be poking your big hairy head around where they are,” said Dane.
“What’s going on?” asked Sean, frowning at Dane when he turned to look at him.
“The hodags are here,” said Big Frank.
“The bastard w
