"We both got off on the top floor, and walked in different directions. John said, "If you need anything let me know." Thanks. Same with you, I'm at th... end of the hall, overlooking the park."I gave a brief wave, as I turned toward my end of the hall. I walked in to see Tess in a t-shirt and panties. Her butt stretched the material nicely. She just smiled, as I took a glance.Adam said, "I think that we got everything worked out." You won't believe what just happened to me." Nick, just let me. The walls on both levels were lined with booths. One side of the room had a number of tables and chairs. The bar lined one wall under the balcony. Archways along the other wall led into other rooms. At the other end of the room was a band warming up. Five guys in sky-blue leisure suits. They were warming up with some kind of Bossa Nova tune.Colored stripes on the floor led the way to the different venues within the club. They followed the red stripe through one of the arches into a smaller room. Why? They couldn't get money from a bankrupt operation. He was just plain baffled.He studied the pattern of the hits, and he finally began to see how they tied together. All of the hits, so far, had been on the speakeasies that were combined with bowling alleys and drew a large high school trade. OK, if he couldn't buy them off, he would fight the Birdmen. There were two speakeasies left which fit the description of the most likely target. He would keep an armed guard on duty in both places. Maybe she’s got a story to tell.”“I think that you’re suggesting that I...” Cal started to say.“It’s just an old man giving some advice to a young one,” George said. “I’ve been looking after the people in this county for a lot of years. Some go through life on the freeway and others hit a few bumps in the road.”Cal drew a breath to answer George back. He was going to tell George about how he had given Roxie a chance, despite all the times she’d been with his brother. And there was her.