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“Maybe because he knows I’m pissed at him.”
“Why’s that? Did he… finish the job?”
“No. She’s in the clear.”
“Riiiiiight,” Lou said sarcastically.
“She wasn’t even there. Roach tossed her room and left.”
“How do you know that?”
“Because the fucker took a shot at me as he was leaving the motel.”
“WHAT?! Are you fucking with me?”
“No.”
“Roach took a shot at you,” Lou stated, as though he couldn’t believe it.
“And then rode off on his Bonneville.”
“What the fuck!”
“Never mind that. I need to know if – ”
“Where is she?”
“I’m handling it.”
“Jack – ”
“I’M HANDLING IT. And if anybody so much as touches a hair on her head without checking with me first, I’ll cut their fucking balls off, and then I’ll cut their throat. Understood?”
“Jesus, somebody’s on their period.”
“UNDERSTOOD?”
A long pause. Then a sigh.
“Fine. So why the fuck did you call me, other than to threaten me with castration?”
“We’re about to go see Peters.”
“And?”
“What’s the official story on the other Santa Muerte?”
“He took off for the 5. Made it to the freeway and got away.”
“Our guys went in pursuit?”
“So did I. So did you. And so did Kade, if I’m not mistaken. He was gone for quite a while…”
“But the gunman got away.”
“That he did.”
“That’s too bad,” I said sarcastically.
