Jake Randolph, Private Investigator Pt. 40

The grease balls had ducked into an alley between a flower shop and an appliance store. I eased down the alley between Simon's and the flower shop, came around and entered the alley from the opposite end to where they were.

They were watching Kerri with great attention while trying to remain unseen.

"Okay," the first thug said, "I'll keep an eye on the dame. You hoof it back to the car and bring it up here. We'll follow her until the right moment then we'll take care of her. Boss said we better not screw up like last time."