Part 11
(Sorry this is such a small chapter, will write a longer one tomorrow)
Danny travelled with Louie until they came to an old warehouse building. "It's safer if you stay with me just now, Sonny isn't very trusting."
"Feelings mutual."
"And don't you dare mention phoning for the ambulance not if you plan to live for a bit longer."
"Okay. I got the message. Where do you want me to go?"
"There's a room over there, you'll find an extra sleeping bag. Put your stuff there."
The place was filthy. Danny moved some of the rubbish out of the way. He thought about Mac, although he didn't like the man he didn't want him to be badly hurt. He couldn't believe he was his father, he had to speak to his mother about that.
Sonny came into the room. "Right Messer, I want you to draw a plan of the school you were at. Put down all the places where there is equipment we can sell." He threw a piece of paper at Danny.
Mac was sitting in a chair with a cold pack on his head, "I'm fine," he said.
"You received quite a blow to your head, I'd feel happier if you let us take you to hospital."
"No. I don't need stitches and I'll be careful for the next day, I know the symptoms of concussion."
Claire came rushing in the door and ran to his side," What happened Mac?"
"We were broken into. I came back to the flat to get something and they were here."
"Have you reported it to the police?" she asked.
"I am the police. I'll do it when I go in."
"You are not going into work after this," she said.
"I'll just go in to make the report then come home." The ambulance crew went away. "I'll be back soon, I promise," he told Claire. "I'll walk down with Dave.
They got into the elevator. "I notice you didn't mention Danny," he said.
"And I'm not going to. I'd be grateful if you could keep this between us."
"What about the police? They're going to want to know."
"I'm not reporting it," Mac said.
"But what if they come back?"
"They won't, they got what they wanted and if they do you can phone the police. I'll explain why I didn't report it."
"Okay Mr. Taylor, it's your decision."
Mac headed to the precinct. The first person he saw was his partner Steve. "Hi, I've had an accident and I'm taking the day off," he told him.
"What did you do?"
"I slipped and fell, hit my head on the way down."
"That's what drink will do to you," Steve joked.
Mac hated lying but there was no way he could report it without mentioning Danny. He didn't want him to get a police record. He headed back to the apartment. Claire was tidying up, he owed her the truth so he sat her down and told her.
"He what?" she said loudly.
"It wasn't him who hit me."
"After all we've done for him." She started to cry. "I thought he liked us."
"So did I. Something must have happened to make him do this. Louie's involved in this in some way, I'm sure of it. I'm going round to talk to Danny's mother."
"I'm coming too," Claire said.
"No, I need to do this alone. It might not be safe for you."
"Be careful Mac and bring home safe."
Danny wasn't happy about drawing the plan of the school but he really didn't have an option. He started putting circles on the plan. "What the hell are those?" Sonny asked.
"Cameras," Danny answered.
"Cameras. What do they have cameras for?" Louie asked.
"To keep a watch on all the students. They monitor the place the whole time." Danny was lying but they didn't know that. He knew there was no way Sonny would take the chance of getting caught.
"Okay, we'll have to think of something different." He sat for a while then said," Right they must have a control room for the cameras. You go in tomorrow and disable the cameras."
"I can't." Sonny backhanded Danny across the face.
"You don't say that to me. No one says that to me." He kicked him in the side.
"Sonny let him talk," Louie almost begged.
"I can't do it because a lot of the kids who go to the school are cops kids. They'll know about what I did by now."
"It's the truth, Sonny," Louie confirmed.
"Then he's no f**king use to us."
"He's my brother."
"Kick him out now."
"But.." Sonny grabbed the front of Louie's jacket.
"You arguin' with me? You want to take control of the Tanglewoods?"
"No Sonny. You're the boss. I'll get rid of him." He grabbed Danny and took him outside. "Go to our old building, there's a hut on the top. Stay there." He threw Danny's bag to him.
Danny took off. For a moment there he'd thought Sonny would hurt him bad. The man was deranged. He headed for their old apartment building.
TBC
