They left the following morning, after a stop at Hugh’s bank so he could withdraw enough money to last until they got to Kansas City. The weather cooperated to the extent that when it snowed it was light, slowing traffic but not unendurably. Pit stops for Orion, and the men, added more time to the drive, so it was well after eight in the evening when they pulled into the parking lot behind Ansel’s apartment building. The building itself was older—brick with white trim around the windows and the arch over the front door. So Hugh was surprised when Ansel opened the door to his apartment to usher him inside.
The floors were dark hardwood, the walls painted in shades of gold and beige. The kitchen, separated from the living room by an eating counter, was very modern with granite countertops a
