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Locke leaned over and slid the plans around, putting the layout of the roof ontop.
“You going to drop us in from one of your drones?” Farrellasked.
“We’re going to zip in,” Locke said. “From theDrew.”
“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me,” Farrellsaid.
Locke grinned. “I’mnot.”
It took a few seconds for Max to realize what Locke was proposing: that they use a zip-line to get from the Drew to the roof of the neighboring Tangier. His knee-jerk reaction was ridicule, but it didn’t take long to see the merit init.
The Drew was a hotel and casino complex that had been in the works for over ten years. Construction had stopped when the company who owned the property filed for bankruptcy. The place had been half built ever since, a scar on the glitzy Vegas skyline that everyone had eventually learned to ignore. Rumor had it the property had been sold to a new developer who planned to restart construction nextyear.
Max wasn’t holding hisbreath.
“Tell us what you’re thinking,” he said toLocke.
“The Drew is still basically abandoned, which means it won’t be that difficult to get in,” Locke said. “It’s taller than the Tangier, but just enough to let gravity do its thing, not so much that it represents a danger. I’ve been over the screenshots of these plans with a fine-tooth comb — of all the places in the Tangier, the roof is the one with the least amount ofsecurity.”
“Doesn’t it have a helipad?” Farrellasked.
“It does, but I checked the flight plans in and out of Vegas, and the person who uses the Tangier’s helipad most is JasonDraper.”
“And Jason doesn’t seem to be going anywhere,” Nicomused.
“Exactly.” Locke placed a hand to the right border of the building plans. “The Drew is on this side. If we zip onto the roof here,” he touched the edge of the Tangier’s roof, “we’ll be more or less right above thesuite.”
“It sounds dangerous,” Abby said. “I mean, I know it’s all dangerous, but this… this seems needlesslyso.”
“It’s only needless if we can find a less dangerous way in,” Locke saidgently.
She noddedthoughtfully.
“How do you know we can get to the top of the Drew?” Carlos asked. “Most of the sites that are under construction on the Strip still havesecurity.”
“They do, but it’s fairly perfunctory at the Drew,” Locke said. “And I know that’s true because after I got the drone footage back and started thinking about this as a way in, I scoped itout.”
Farrell lifted his eyebrows. “And?”
“Couple rent-a-cops,” Locke said. “Patrolling only the firstfloor.”
“They don’t check the rest of the building?” Maxasked.
“What’s to check? There’s nothing there. It’s a steel skeleton, and as long as they keep the first floor clear nobody can get to the other floorsanyway.”
“Won’t that be another problem?” Abby asked. “The elevators can’t be operationalyet.”
“Abby’s right,” Locke said. “The building’s permanent elevators aren’t operational — but there are still two construction elevators on-site.”
“Then they’re ten fucking years old,” Farrell said. “How do we know if theywork?”
Locke shrugged. “They worked when I usedthem.”
“Explain,” Nicosaid.
“The construction elevators are used to get workers up and down the structure before the permanent elevators are installed,” Locke said. “They’re like cages attached to aladder.”
“You’re doing a great job of selling this,” Farrellsaid.
