The night was uneventful. The stayed awake until eleven talking and hearing radio. Then Scotty slept three hours and Vera stayed awake then they chanced. At six o´clock in the morning Vera was woken by the street sweeper.
"What did I miss?"
"Nothing."
" I need to pee." Vera said and left the car. He went into the next side street. A few minutes later he came back.
"You found acceptable sanitary facilities."
"Yes. First I tried to pee behind the dumpster but there lives a rat family. Mama rat tried to bite me."
"Animals recognize someone's true character."
"Very funny. I buy us breakfast"
Vera left the car again and bought coffee, doughnuts, some newspapers and magazines.
"Glamour Magazine? Is Brad Pitt still in love with Jennifer Aniston? 10 ways to get sexy shining hair. The perfect beach dress under 50 Dollars. I didn´t know that you are unhappy with your hair, Nicky."
"Shut up, Valens. When we drive back to Philly with Veronica maybe she would like read something."
"Nick Vera the guy who knows what women want."
"Shut up"
The morning was very uneventful. At noon Jones sister left the motel. She bought some Chinese Takeout and lend some DVDs.
Nick and Scotty bribed Frank the "concierge" of the motel and he would call them if Jones would try to check out. Frank called in the afternoon that Jones paid for another night and that Jones asked where he could buy tickets for the Greyhound busses. Scotty had an Idea. He gave Frank 100 Dollar and Frank cut of the electricity for the heating in Jones room. It was almost midnight when Jones went down to Frank to tell him that the heating is defect. Frank said he would send his brother to check the heating.
Ten minutes later Scotty and Vera knocked at the door of Jones Motel Room. Only seconds later Jones and his sister were wearing handcuffs. Jones lay on the ground and Nick whispered in his ear.
"You´re lucky that your daughter is in the room otherwise I would beat out every tooth you mouth."
"Nick, stop that. You are frightening Veronica. Nick looked at Veronica who was sitting on the bed he saw, that she was totally anxious.
Scotty told Jones sister to sit on chair and to stay there then he sat down next to Veronica on the bed.
"Hey honey, it´s me Scotty Valens. I´m a friend of your mother you know me. We will bring you home to your mom. This is Nick Vera he is a friend of your mother, too."
"Yes I know. Mum talked about him. Mom said that he is a mix of Oscar the Grouch and the Cookie Monster. Mom says that he always steals her food.
"Ok little lady, dress up and then we bring you home."
"But dad said we will see the Statue of Liberty and Ground Zero. We are here for holiday. Dad said it´s ok that I´m not in school for two weeks. He will buy tickets for die American Ballet Theater. Why are you mad at daddy? "
"Veronica. You have to go to school. It´s not ok that your dad took you to New York in the middle of the school year. "
"Oh, ok. Do I have to go to school on Monday? "
"Let us drive back to Philly than you can ask your mom."
While Scotty talked to Veronica Vera took Jones to his car and tied him up on the backseat. Then he took Jones sister and took her next to her brother.
Then Vera drove with the kidnappers back to Philly. He would bring them to the Police Department were they would be interrogated. Scotty would bring Veronica back to her mother and then he would come to the Police Department , too. Scotty and Vera were so glad, that everything chanced for good. They didn´t foresee what the next days would bring because Jones was out on revenge. First Scotty would reunite mother and daughter.
