I was trying to piece things together.
"So, let me guess: Vic paid the $250,000.00 before the hit and was to pay the other half when the job was done?"
Mallory nodded the entire time I was speaking.
"Exactly, Randolph. But, for some reason, Diana ran away and took the other 250 grand with her. It wasn't like her. As far as I could tell, she really loved Vic. If she knew what that money was for then she was practically signing Vic's death warrant. Because if Lanyard doesn't get the rest of his money..."
"Vic is toast," I said...