"Pshchedbrzdzhynski works fast and clean..."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkYavuNaTh
We were sitting in Cesara's new Chrysler, rain hammering the roof.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNThYC110X
"Pshchedbr... what?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FcFaSzBM2
"No — he didn't catch it in childhood. It's his last name."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTIJJDQ5vl
"Christ, where'd you dig him up?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72IoMm4Snq
"An old broad's legacy..."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8Aarbyg97
"You know," Cesara's eyes glinted, "I figured you wouldn't be working solo — but I didn't think you'd spill it so fast. So — trust between us?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIGWbhP4Az
Baby, I'd trust you right here! Two, maybe three times. Tops.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPUQfV0n7W
"You tell me."
Cesara's eyes slid away. I hate that in women. Right now her head's more of a mess than her purse, and any second she'll toss out something like, "When's this rain gonna let up?" It kept hammering, and she said nothing. I lit a smoke, eyes fixed on the Italian. Something was off about her today — real off. Okay, let's see. Go on, say it. Say something about the rain.
"You know what quid pro quo means?" Cesara finally asked, not looking my way.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqBH5rIvCN
"Quid pro quo?" — I repeated. "Shoe polish? Heard it on the radio somewhere..."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAR1BlsOicd
She sighed in defeat:75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Kc7yWY1Xe
"You tell me what you've got planned, I tell you what we've got planned. Time to show our cards."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQv6mFM1tza
"You first," — that was non‑negotiable. "Who's Bingles, and what's her part?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizcCYX6W8c
The story was short: an old theater mouse playing a rich American bitch in Holland, with a da Vinci masterpiece tucked under her arm.
"Where's the painting from?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8IpqInmaM
"Quid pro quo!" Cesara shot back. The hell — was that from some musical? A comic? Don't remember. "That's how Lecter played Clarice, remember?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvt7WcmuNa
Still don't — whatever.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJAJJfFIaW
"So now what?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFU7kTdKGE1
"What was the Russian up to..."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkv8hfTUUHp
"He's Polish."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFL7mWRrITF
"Who cares? Why was he skulking around Dorothy's place?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfDb5BZJvM
"To show you that your little conspiracy is as clever and complicated as the binomial... of that..." — I snapped my fingers, trying to pull the name. "What's his face? Ipshtein?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pCfGQQ2rD
"Einstein didn't do binomials — that was Newton."
Madlen got it wrong again. Doesn't matter — moving on:75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCtbDaVV5k
"Pshchedbrzdzhynski got onto you in Amsterdam in just a couple of days. Just a couple. Think Little Pachèrito'll take longer? He'll grab the painting there, not here, and vanish for good. You'll never see him again, no matter how hard you try. The bastard knows his business. The da Vinci isn't crossing the ocean. And if it does, it won't be with you. So — what's the painting, and where's it from?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFfgVig8h7
Cesara's sleeve of arguments was empty — her cards had slipped out.
"It was my father's," she said slowly. "The only thing left..." You're right — Pachèrito's smart. We couldn't get to him with all our money. That's when Bathsheba came up with the plan."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwx7hfdJ3jd
"You insured the da Vinci for a hundred seventy million. Good bait. But if it goes wrong, you're left with nothing. The insurance company'll dig deeper, crack Dorothy — or whatever her name is... They'll slap you with fraud," — I could feel I had her cornered. "Are you really as dumb as you look, or you do have a Plan B?"
"Günter."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpwAkONMGY
"What Günter?" I didn't follow.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJbMQl9zFL
"There's going to be a copy. We're transporting a copy — a certified copy."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqtWKKcEo6
"And Günter's gonna draw it?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi02LHz0t0R
"Paint. They don't draw — they paint."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7IUoOFqnP
"Oh, sorry — didn't know. Let me jot that down," — I made a face, playing the fool. "So how do you swap the original? Wait — back up. Start with the appraisers."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxu8n7DrFG
"They're Günter's people — they'll put together," — she air‑quoted, — "the right report. The swap will be handled by..."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcRGmn5FD7
...and she handed me a card.
Josef Ngambolo. Deputy Director of Security. Schiphol Airport.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfe3HGHlv1i
"Christ," — I slapped my forehead. "Where the hell did you dig up that fat piece of shit?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjB7Ka0vAj9
"We bought him. Cost a pretty penny, but it wasn't hard — given his passion for sticking his dick in any hole."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnytl6hz9M
"So what'd he get caught on? Or who?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5k0gYlzNpg
"His mother‑in‑law caught him in bed with her and is threatening to sue."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIkoDNeymy
"Poor Josef..."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQtniKsAeG
"Not poor anymore."
"We need a second plane," — I didn't even realize I'd said it out loud. But I liked the idea.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpRM6GqFxH
"What?!"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQOH9r1FXT
"A second plane," I repeated. "If this smartass doesn't blow the swap, the paintings go on separate planes. Insurance against Carlos. Costs more, but you don't have another Plan B, do you? There should be an identical bird on the far runway, same as the one for First Security. That way you split the paintings. Pachèrito gets a tip on the copy, and the original touches down somewhere else. But the main thing is — you never know how the script's gonna play out. We need a second plane. Let Ngambolo handle the dispatchers. And you'll need your own pilots — a couple of them."
"And where am I supposed to get them? At the supermarket, in the bargain bin?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nhIIdcrtA
She had a point — too complicated.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10SpLc0qSN
"Listen," — an idea hit me. "What if First Security leases a plane through Ngambolo? The worn-out-vaginas-fan could skim some off that too."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXarW6Vz0pC
"And how do we do that?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrb1WjDqWIN
"No idea..." — I lied, leaning back.
Cesara gave a tight smile:75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9jJN99OHd
"What are you up tonight?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQo1dXguob
Sweat broke out on my back. Like the first time at the proctologist's...75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkN4viMv4z
"I'll be getting drunk at G‑G. Am I wrong you've got problems?"75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0UckEZx8I
She shook her head:75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NcsZjuFTu
"You're right..."75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5a0uSTaLE
The rain stopped. Cesara watched me jump over the puddles, her gaze burning into my back. I turned around... A ray of sunlight broke through the gray clouds and traced a perfect oval around the Italian's Chrysler.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2bTUK2MOX
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I'll be getting drunk at G‑G all evening. And then you'll find out what an interlude is...
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