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It’s the next day. You’re back home, and you’re still mad at the way Grimstone treated you. You’re trying to figure out what to do next when there’s a knock on the door. It’s Myra! She rushes inside and slumps exhausted on the couch. You shut the door behind her. “Hello. You look as if things are going badly,” you say. “I’m really upset,” she replies shakily. “Grimstone has gone out of town for two days. When he gets back, I’m going to ask for my pay and quit. I wanted to warn you never to go back there.” “Who’s staying at the house now?” “Just Kenny and Grimstone’s poker-playing friends. They’re all hit men who wait around doing nothing until a job comes up. When Grimstone goes away they sit up all night playing cards and getting drunk. It frightens me being alone there, but if I walk out now I’ll never get my pay back.” A plan is forming in you mind. While Grimstone is away, and with Myra there, you might have a chance to sneak up to the attic and check out the cedar closet. “Would you mind if I come visit you for a couple of hours tonight?” Go on to the next page.
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