Maze counted two possible exits the runt could run to other than the door she and Dan were now covering as they entered the apartment. The window directly opposite was open and led onto a fire escape. A door to their left led to a bedroom and was also ajar. It wasn't clear if there was another way out through there so Maze included it just in case. Dan's deception had got them inside with minimal fuss, away from any nosey neighbours who might try to intervene or call the cops. Sure, her way in would have been faster but it also would have put them on a ticking clock. This way they could take their time to bend the kid to their will and get what they needed. Once again she found herself mildly impressed by his choices. 'Maybe there was something to this 'non-violence' thing after all'. She folded her arms as she watched the kid shift nervously, content for the moment to let Dan continue doing all the work.

"So...how does Mr Matthews think I can help him?" Josh asked, his eyes flitting between the two of them.

"He told us that you have access to his accounts. That you can get the money for his bail" Dan stated plainly.

"He...he said that?" Josh looked them over again. Maze moved slightly to one side so she was between the kid and the bedroom door.

"Sure, yours was the only name he gave when we asked who could help him" Dan continued to lay it on thick as Maze gauged the distance between Josh and the window. Pretty easy. Should be able to grab him before he got even one leg over the sill.

"It was?" Josh seemed surprised that his boss through so highly of him. Having spent millennia cleaning up after Lucifer without a single thank you she could understand the sentiment. As soon as she thought of his name her phone buzzed quickly followed by the most annoying ringtone she'd been able to find. Both Dan and Josh turned to look at her with grimaces. The kid looked confused but Dan glared.

"What?" she snapped back before pulling out the device to look at the screen. LUX. "I need to take this" She stated before striding into the bedroom and kicking the door shut behind her. No other exit in here. Good. Dan just had to keep the kid occupied till she dealt with this. She answered the call.

"What?!" She listened to the slightly distraught voice on the other end for several seconds before interrupting them "Well if he's run out just get him some more" She said but the person on the other end didn't seem to understand. "Of course it's illegal, why do you think he wants it?" She pointed out like she was talking to a child. "No, not from behind the bar. That stuff is so impure you could bake a cake with it. Try the safe in the office, there should be a spare bag in the false bottom." Scratch that, a child would have understood exactly what she was telling them without asking so many dumb questions. "Then find somebody who DOES know the combination!" she growled before cutting them off. Honestly, some people were just so stupid.

A shout from the other room brought her back to her current predicament. She opened the door to find Josh backing away from Dan with his arms raised, one hand pointing in disbelief at the badge attached to his belt that had mostly been covered by his jacket until now.

"You're cops? You can't be here. You don't have a warrant!" He was frantic as Dan raised his own hands.

"It's ok, we're not here to bust you. Like I said, Matthews sent us" He tried to placate him whilst sticking to his story, but Maze could tell the kid was on the verge of genuine panic.

"But…you're COPS!" Josh couldn't seem to get over that fact, his eyes constantly flickering to the badge and gun at Dan's waist. Maze wasn't surprised, in her experience a young black man with a record had every right to be afraid of the police.

"Doesn't mean we don't work for Matthews" She interjected and couldn't help but grin when both of them turned to stare at her again.

"You WORK for him?" Josh seemed extremely confused and Dan was shifting uncomfortably. She wasn't sure why, after all, she was just following his lead. The kid looked at him as if expecting an answer and for a moment Maze worried that his brain had broken when he didn't reply straight away. She eyed Dan and prompted him by raising her eyebrows.

"Sure, you know the types of people he's involved with. They have a lot of pull" He said eventually and she smiled as the kid seemed to relax slightly.

"Now, how long do you need to get the money?" she demanded.

"Um, well about that….." He was back to shifting nervously and Maze narrowed her eyes.

"Spit it out" she growled and Josh jumped slightly at her tone.

"I don't have it" He admitted and she felt her anger rise.

"What do you mean, you 'don't have it?' " She growled as she moved towards him. Dan quickly stepped in front of her before she could reach Josh. He laid a strong hand, for a human, on her shoulder with a forced smile.

"My way" he mouthed quickly before turning to face the kid. "Where is it?" he asked as he stepped to the side so as not to be leaning over him. Maze noticed how the action also put him between Josh and the fire escape whilst she remained between him and the other exits. Smoothly done. She reluctantly praised the manoeuvre before turning her predatory glare back towards Josh.

Josh looked between them briefly before deflating in submission.

"I…put it on a bet" he said, staring at the floor.

"You what!" Both she and Dan exclaimed and Josh flinched at their combined shout.

"Mr Matthews said we didn't have any more orders till the end of the month and there's this game next week my cousin said was a sure thing and once I got my winnings I was gonna put the money straight back and no one would know it was ever gone but then the police raided the office when I was out for lunch and Mr Matthews got arrested and now I don't know what to do because if anyone finds out I'm dead!" He spoke in such a rush that Maze was surprised he didn't pass out. As he finished his desperate rambling he was shaking and gulping down breaths. She and Dan shared a look over his head and she shrugged. He'd wanted to take the lead, he could figure out what their next move was. Dan sighed before turning his attention back to Josh.

"This game you bet on, if it's not till next week why don't you just cancel and get the money back?" Dan asked much more gently than she would have done.

"I tried! She won't give it back"

" 'She' who?" Maze demanded and Josh turned his attention towards her.

"Annie Maclaren" He admitted

"I've heard of her, she runs a gambling den on the other side of town" Dan interjected and Josh nodded, "However, last I heard she lets people cancel if they get cold feet"

"Doesn't sound like a good way to make money" Maze scoffed

"She takes a percentage as compensation if you pull out early" Dan explained and Maze raised her eyebrow at his choice of words. He seemed to realise almost immediately and scowled before turning his attention back to Josh "So, what? You couldn't afford the fee?"

"No, I could. There's enough on the bet to cover it and still make the bail but she still wouldn't give it back" he said

"So that's it? The only thing stopping you bailing out your Boss is this woman won't give you the money back?" Maze was less than impressed.

"Well...yer" The kid admitted with a confused expression

"Easily fixed. We'll just go get it" Maze announced

"We will?" Das asked as he screwed his face up in that funny way Maze had figured out meant he was thinking. She tilted her head at him and glared. "Yes, we will"

Maze gave a huff of approval before slapping Josh on the back.

"We'll be back before you know it" She said cheerfully as she strode to the door with an irate Dan hurrying after. As the door swung shut behind them Josh was left standing in the middle of his now empty living room.

"I'll, um, just wait here then"