“You look familiar. Have I seen you before, sir?”“Yes. I came through this way a few days ago. I am now on my way back, with the survivors of a ...illage destroyed by disease. There was a young man who also survived, but he was not worth bringing back; he was not a nice man to know. I avoided killing him, but I had to force myself to be lenient.”The hunters raised their eyebrows at this warrior-style statement. They were sure he had been described as a shaman.One of the hunters queried, “Why did. You can keep the money.” “Cindy! How much are we talking?” “Maybe five thousand.” “But I can’t pay you back.” “I don’t want you to pay me back. Well, if everything works out, then maybe.” “Okay, so assuming you’ve got the painting, then what?” “That’s where the fun starts,” I said, sipping my wine. “Oh, why?” “Well even before anything else, it will have to be cleaned. And I don’t mean with a jay cloth and spit. Proper, painstaking cleaning by a professional.” “And how much is that?” “About. Wes and Bear joined us, and before long, the tables away from the kids were full of folks chatting and eating.Star was with us and was talking about some tool orders. She said, "I have a real question for you, Boss, or perhaps this is in Tiny's or Henry's domain. I have two very good special tools that are made for working on sewing machines. As soon as we advertised them in a trade magazine, we have been bombarded with orders. These two tools could even be sold to and used by consumers, so. ”“You don’t suspect Anthony and Connie, do you?”“No. He’s has his restaurant, gambling, loan sharking, and escort action going in Newport and Covington, and he’s helped the Feds nail two large drug shipments from Detroit. Joyce and Connie buried the hatchet as well. Cincinnati is not part of this, I’m sure.”I snapped my fingers.“There MIGHT be another link between Lisa Glass and Noel Spurgeon and that’s Hart-Lincoln.”“One of the lawyers? That could explain the break-ins, too, as well as the guy.