In a way, that was a nice move. Now everybody knew who I was and that I shouldn’t be fully trusted. A clever bastard, he was.After the prayer, it wa... time for breakfast and it was clear that the women - or girls - served the men. Nothing extraordinary, but they poured the coffee and offered oatmeal and bread - even to me. I made sure that I kept my gaze on the table even though I was polite and thanked them for everything. Still, I managed to notice things from the corner of my eyes. It seemed. ‘Charming’ is a front.”Ron left. I accompanied Josh to meet with the shorebase manager.“No bill,” the man said. “You used two dollar’s worth of electricity, maybe. I don’t care.”“Look,” Josh said, “If I tied up at a real marina, it’d be fifty bucks a night. Here’s two hundred bucks. What’s that old black guy who helped us the other day? Had that kid...”“That kid is my wife’s nephew,” Mister Bivens said. “Trying to give him a job.”“Yeah, okay,” Josh said. “Take those guys out to lunch’re. "What are you thinking?" Christie asked as we walked out of the station toward our parked car."I'm thinking there might be a way to get a sample from Paul and have a witness at the same time." How?" I know one place he goes to drink. He's usually alone, too. If I get to the bartender and let him know what I'm after, maybe I can get his cooperation to get a glass that we can use." Why would the bartender do that?" she asked.I took my thumb and forefinger and rubbed them together. "Money." Do you. “No change, which I guess is good,” I said. “Jess said it’s a wait-and-see thing. Are you guys ready for the movie?”“We are,” Nick said.We took Kara’s car, as it was the only one that would comfortably seat all five of us, and headed for the theater at Water Tower Place. Nick and Bethany had decided on The Color of Money, starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. The five of us enjoyed the movie and afterwards went for ice cream.“Thanks for agreeing to the double-date,” Bethany said to Kara.Kara.