Stuart MacLean alerted them. Eyes were trained on the area, as they came down the side of the hill for a closer inspection. As best as they could mak... out, there were only a dozen or so men sitting under trees close to the horses. Iain led the men back to the birlinn to assess their situation. Those were definitely the birlinns they had stole and secreted away. Who the men were, they had no idea, but they out numbered them and the element of surprise was theirs. The men readied their weapons. I once again took in a nervous deep breath, got up, widened the crack in the door, and walked out. I tip-toed back up the stairs again and stood outside Sharon's door. I put my ear against it and heard the gentle breathing patterns of her sleeping, so I gently opened the door and walked in. As I shut it behind me again, it creaked quite loudly. She moved but didn't wake up. I snuck up next to her double bed and lifted the duvet at the end she wasn't sleeping. Then I climbed in. It was a great. Between those calls I spoke with Royce twice. The Welfare hotel knew the girl named Sarah, but she was gone. Also, the cops were running the same trail according to Royce."That's not good for Cheech, he has nothing new to bring to the table," I suggested."So do I stop looking?" Royce asked."Who were you planning to see next?" I asked."My plan was to head over to the construction site on Terrell street. I am told one of Sarah's friends had a pimp I knew from back in the day," Royce said."Do I. "Do you just work here or are you one of the owners?" Actually, it's my sister and I that own it together. She's not here right now, it's slow and one of us usually takes the time off." Oh, sure, I've seen her here. So that's your sister? She's quite attractive." That's odd for a young guy like you to say. She's fifty-two and you're, um, what, maybe twenty?" Right on, exactly twenty. But she's a pretty woman and, I must say, her sister, is just as pretty?" Oh, come on, are you hitting on me?" I.