Sly slowly maneuvered himself about the lasers, taking a careful step here, a cautious step there. Then he stopped, for he had reached his treasure. He carefully snatched the vase, for it was a vase of much value. He carefully tucked the vase into his carrying sack, and headed for the exit.
Naturally, he made it out without getting caught, but on the way through the shadows of the streets, a familiar voice spoke up. "Going somewhere, Ringtail?"
Sly whirled around to face Officer Carmelita Montoya Fox. "Ah, Inspector Fox, fancy meeting you here. You come to Paris often?"
"As often as you, Sly," she sneered, her shock pistol raised.
Sly made a mock surprised gesture. "You know, Carmelita, I always thought that when I finally had girls chasing me around the globe, I'd feel kind of good about it," he paused for a moment. "Look, I don't want to disappoint you, but I really have to see somewhere. How about another night?" Without waiting for a reply, he turned and dashed into the darkness. No doubt Officer Fox was on his striped tail…
As Sly dashed through the streets of Paris, he skirted up the steps of a small café to continue his getaway. He uttered a high-pitched yelp when he bumped into someone. He couldn't see the shape; the lights from the café had been turned off, but whoever it was fell down the steps and finally stopped at the bottom, dead, with a broken neck. Sly stared at it for a moment, but then hurried off. If Carmelita found him with a dead body, she would naturally assume it had been his intention to harm… whoever that was.
As he hurried the rest of the way into the safe house, the sound of Carmelita's boots died out into nothing. Sly groaned. She must have found the dead guy. Sly slipped into the safe house and placed the vase on the table. "Here it is."
Bentley and Murray turned around and looked. "No Carmelita?" Bentley asked.
"She got held up," Sly replied staring at his feet.
"Oh, well, good job Sly. This vase will get us some nice money. Get some rest."
Sly headed for his bed, making no thoughts of disobeying the order-like request.
