Hit #29 by Joey the Hit Man

Author:Joey the Hit Man
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781504046084
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00

THE BEST LAID PLANS

There is a well-known basement in the city of Yonkers which is virtually soundproof. This basement belongs to an individual named Charlie who had the foresight to soundproof the walls when he purchased a brand new split-level home in the early 1960s. Charlie is an amiable sort of fellow who will let people use his basement for a small fee. For an additional small fee he will even cater your affair. From time to time people who have run into problems with other people have been taken down to Charlie’s basement for a discussion. I use the place for percussion.

I wanted to test the gun I had gotten from Cockeyed Jimmy to find out what I could expect from it. I wanted to know how dependable it was. Normally I go up to Charlie’s maybe four times a year, even when I have nothing on tap, to fire a few rounds from different weapons just to keep them in working shape. So Charlie did not think there was anything unusual happening when I called and asked him if his basement was busy. He said it wasn’t and invited me to visit.

I stopped back at my place and picked up the new gun and three different types of ammunition. At this point in history I kept a lot of ammunition in my dresser drawer because I had some trouble finding a steady supplier in New York City. Since gunshops in New York were required to take your name and address when they sold you ammunition, I used to have to go way upstate to a little place outside Monticello to stock up. (This is the supplier who makes the special cartridges for my hand shotgun.) Since I had only used a few rounds in the last couple of months I had plenty of ammo on hand.

Normally I would put the gun in a brown paper bag and the bullets in my pocket, because I don’t like to leave the house with a loaded weapon. But with all the strange happenings I didn’t want to take any chances. Although I was already carrying a loaded .38, I loaded the new gun too, and stuck it in my pocket. I keep a loaded gun by my dresser and another one hidden by the front door at all times. If I have any unusual company all I have to do is reach for one of them. And if I should walk out of my front door with a loaded gun and a cop grabs me it’s a felony. If the gun isn’t loaded it’s a misdemeanor. I am a very cautious individual. I know the law. I try to play each angle. That may sound overly dramatic, but it is my life I’m playing with.

On the way to Charlie’s basement I stopped at a lumberyard where I picked up four pieces of wood: one 2 x 4, one 3 x 6, one 1” board and a solid piece of plywood. These would serve as my laboratory equipment.

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