It was Sunday afternoon. Mickey and the gang were sitting around watching TV in their hotel room.
"I'm soooo bored," Danny complained. Mickey picked up a newspaper and started reading it.
"What do you expect us to do about it?" Mickey asked. Danny shrugged.
"I'm going to Eddies." Danny got up and walked out the door.
"We have to find a mark and soon. We can't just keep sitting around here," Ash said. Albert nodded in agreement. "Anything in the paper Mickey?"
Mickey shook his head. "Nothing." He turned over the page and began reading. "Maybe I spoke too soon." He smiled slightly and began reading. The others all stared at him.
"Well…what is it?" Stacie asked. Mickey glanced up. He looked towards Albert.
"Have you heard of Paul Green?" Albert nodded. "Yes…he runs a nightclub. Not a very nice man from what I've heard. Treats his staff badly."
"Yeah – I've heard of him. I knew someone who worked for him once. Paid well but very violent." Ash added.
Mickey read out the newspaper headline. "Seems there was a massive fight there the other night and he sacked a lot of his staff because of it. That means…"
"He is going to need more staff," Stacie interrupted, finishing his sentence for him. The others smiled and looked at Stacie. She smiled and nodded. "Ok. I'll go."
"Stacie and Albert - find out as much as you can. Ash. Set up a website for a new nightclub. We'll all meet back here later." The others nodded.
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Danny went down to Eddies Bar. He ordered a drink and sat at the bar. When he finished that he ordered another. He had just about finished that one and was about to order another when someone walked up to the bar and stood next to him.
"I'll get these," he turned to Danny "same again?"
Danny shrugged. "Sure." The man smiled and ordered the drinks. "So…who are you anyway?" Danny asked. The man laughed.
"I'm Peter Bell."
"Oh. I've heard of you. You've pulled some of the biggest cons off."
The man grinned. "Yeah. I have. Bigger than you can ever imagine. I know you Danny and I know you work for Mickey. I've seen some of the cons you've pulled off. Impressive I must say, but nothing on the cons I've done."
"Yeah," Danny finished his drink and stood up. "Well I'm off. See ya around." The man put his hand on Danny's arm and pulled him back before he walked off.
"Hold on. I got an offer for you." Danny sat down next to him.
"Go on."
"How'd ya feel 'bout joining me? Better than being with Mickey. Never be told what to do, make more of yourself and show Mickey how much better than him you really are! Come on. What do you say?"
Danny stood up again. "I'll think about it." The man looked slightly disappointed. He passed him a card with his number on and shook Danny's hand.
"Call me when you've decided." Danny nodded walked out the bar. He walked around the streets of London. He didn't know where he was going. He didn't care. This was the biggest offer ever and he had to think carefully about his decision.
This man was a great grifter and what he had offered Danny was everything that Danny had ever wanted. He had been offered another job before but declined. This was different though. This was big. Way bigger than before. Danny thought about everything that he would have if he took up this offer. His thoughts were soon on the rest of the gang though. How could he leave them?
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Stacie went to the nightclub. She got the job straight away and was told she had to work that night. While she was there she talked to a few other members of staff. They all said the same thing. They told her to watch what she was doing and saying, work hard and she'll be fine. She found out about him and his past. She also found out that he hated competition and would do anything to stop it.
Ash set up the website for a new nightclub which he finished just as Mickey, Albert and Stacie walked through the door. He glanced up from his laptop.
"All done. How'd it go with you?"
"Stacie got the job and Albert found out a fair bit from other places nearby."
"You find Danny and tell him what's happening?"
Mickey shook his head. "No. I went to Eddies Bar and Eddie said he had just left. I walked around a bit but no luck. I'll fill him in when he comes back. It'll be fine." Eddie had told Mickey about what had happened with Danny while he was at the bar. Mickey decided that at the moment it was best if the others didn't know. He planned to talk to him about it later. Just then Danny walked through the door.
"Hey guys. What's up?"
Mickey explained the latest con to him, and then they all sat down to discuss what would happen next. Will the con work and what will Danny decide?
