The Impossible Prize by Cass Tell

Author:Cass Tell [Tell, Cass]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Destinee Media
Published: 2017-05-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

An uneasy anxiety filled Amy when she thought about not letting the mobsters take their money and even stopping them for good, whatever that meant.

It was one thing to say it and an entirely different thing to do it. She still did not have a plan. Then, she remembered the piece of paper with the list of restaurants and shops extorted by Mannie. That showed which ones he visited each day.

She took the list and saw which shops he went to on Saturdays.

That gave her an idea, maybe not yet a plan, but at least something that might lead to one.

As they had not bought any food to put in their tiny kitchen, they went downstairs to the restaurant. Amy knew they needed to be careful whenever they went down there. Mannie had visited on Friday, but now that Larry and Nalf were in the picture, the routine might be changed and they could show up at the restaurant at any time.

She went with Jack to the kitchen where they worked with Sumita to make scrambled eggs, which they put on top of chapati bread. Rajiv joined them and Amy explained what she had discovered. She showed them the list of restaurants and shops.

“Do you want to take this information to the police?” Amy asked.

“I’m not sure,” Sumita replied. Oditi came bouncing into the room and went to her uncle who lifted her into the air. “I don’t think so.”

“Why not? Amy asked.

“Because of what could happen.”

“What if we went to the other shop owners? Surely there is one that would go to the police.”

“If you could find one brave enough, and what would that prove? That man just walks into the shop and doesn’t say a word. If he was recorded there is nothing to prove he is guilty.”

“It sounds like they have figured out how to be careful,” Amy said. Then she thought of Rajiv and turned to him.”

“Those two mobsters, Larry and Nalf are working with Mannie the protection-guy. They know your taxi with North Carolina license plates. Can you move your taxi far from here?”

Rajiv stayed silent and then put his hand next to his black and blue eyes. “I had not thought of that. I will go immediately.”

As he walked toward the front door of the restaurant Amy spoke with a loud voice. “And, they know you, so you better not let them see you.”

“Oh, this is terrible trouble,” he said.

After Rajiv left, Amy and Jack went back to their apartment and Amy said, “I have an idea. It may not lead to anything, but maybe it will lead to something.”

“What’s that?” Jack asked.

“From the list we think we know which shops Mannie will visit. Why don’t we follow him and maybe try to talk with some of the shop owners?”

“Who’s going to talk with a couple of kids?

“Maybe you’re right,” she said, “But maybe we can discover something.”

Jack smiled. “Bring the Tasers.

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