lAST ePISODE

The agent nodded. I called the casino and checked. This Smith guy won the
tournament and won $25,000 dollars. The match was live on ESPN yesterday."
He nodded downstairs. "His wife didn't see the letter and never missed him.
She really thinks he's at the local pool room." He glanced downstairs at the
woman. "Her memory is not very good."

Arbuckle wiped harder at the sweat. "We're OK, just be quiet and deny
everything."

"OK with me, but did you see when Pine is returning?"

His hands shook holding the letter. "Holy cow, he's returning at five
today." He glanced at his watch. "It's five of five right now. Let's get
out of here, now." He took the steps three at a time, yelling for Runyard at
the same time. "Come on, we got to go. There's an emergency at the airport.
Let's go, now. Leave her, we don't need her any more." The three men ran
past a man on the sidewalk, jumped into a vehicle and spun a rooster tail of
stones leaving.

"Dear, who were those three men I just saw leaving our home?"

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