"Danny," Rusty said as he sat next to him. "We have a problem."
"What?" Danny asked.
"We're one man short."
"Who?"
"Basher. He can't make it."
"Why not?"
"He's got a wife now."
"So do I!" Danny yelped.
"His wife is pregnant," Rusty pointed out.
"Oh, well, that's a good reason."
"So we need a lock specialist or somebody that's really into chemical that can blow the doors. What do we do?"
"Find another lock specialist?" Danny asked.
"Correct," Rusty said, pointing at him. "And I've got the perfect one."
"Gimme info," Danny said, standing and heading toward Rusty's kitchen.
"Her name is Rikki..."
"Her?" Danny asked. "You're telling me this lock specialist is a woman?"
"Yeah, but so what?" Rusty asked, putting his hands in the air.
"I don't want a woman workin for me," Danny said. "Especially one that you've been with."
"Hey wait a minute," Rusty said as Danny rummaged through his refrigerator. "I haven't been with her." Danny paused and raised his head above the refrigerator door.
"Yeah right," he chuckled.
"No seriously," Rusty continued on his quest to convince Danny. "We wanted to, but..."
"But what?" Danny interrupted, grabbing a beer and shutting the door. "She shot you down?"
"No, I just... we... didn't feel right about it," Rusty stuttered, lifting an eyebrow and watching Danny to see if he bought it.
"Didn't have a condom did ya?"
"No I totally left it in my other jacket," Rusty breathed. Danny leaned back in his chair in heavy laughter.
"It's not funny," Rusty said seriously. "I really liked her."
"Then she's definitely not workin for me."
"Give her a test or somethin," Rusty begged. "She's good, I promise."
"And if she's not, I place to take my anger out on you," Danny warned.
"Fair enough," Rusty agreed. "I'll have Linus tail her." They stayed silent for a moment before Danny spoke.
"Basher's got a woman?" he asked.
"Yeah," Rusty answered.
"I always thought he was gay." They laughed and Danny took a drink of his beer. "So who do we got? Refresh my memory."
"Linus Caldwell: the spy," Rusty started. "Virgil and Turk Malloy: the getaways, Reuben and Saul are back, Frank our inside man, after some heavy negotiating, Livingston came back, and Yen said he'd cancel all his gigs to get more money. Plus me and you is ten."
"We need eleven," Danny said.
"That's where Rikki comes in," Rusty said smiling. Danny rolled his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Alright fine, I'll give her a test," he gave in. Rusty's smile widened.
"I'll have Linus track her."
"What?" Danny asked.
"We're one man short."
"Who?"
"Basher. He can't make it."
"Why not?"
"He's got a wife now."
"So do I!" Danny yelped.
"His wife is pregnant," Rusty pointed out.
"Oh, well, that's a good reason."
"So we need a lock specialist or somebody that's really into chemical that can blow the doors. What do we do?"
"Find another lock specialist?" Danny asked.
"Correct," Rusty said, pointing at him. "And I've got the perfect one."
"Gimme info," Danny said, standing and heading toward Rusty's kitchen.
"Her name is Rikki..."
"Her?" Danny asked. "You're telling me this lock specialist is a woman?"
"Yeah, but so what?" Rusty asked, putting his hands in the air.
"I don't want a woman workin for me," Danny said. "Especially one that you've been with."
"Hey wait a minute," Rusty said as Danny rummaged through his refrigerator. "I haven't been with her." Danny paused and raised his head above the refrigerator door.
"Yeah right," he chuckled.
"No seriously," Rusty continued on his quest to convince Danny. "We wanted to, but..."
"But what?" Danny interrupted, grabbing a beer and shutting the door. "She shot you down?"
"No, I just... we... didn't feel right about it," Rusty stuttered, lifting an eyebrow and watching Danny to see if he bought it.
"Didn't have a condom did ya?"
"No I totally left it in my other jacket," Rusty breathed. Danny leaned back in his chair in heavy laughter.
"It's not funny," Rusty said seriously. "I really liked her."
"Then she's definitely not workin for me."
"Give her a test or somethin," Rusty begged. "She's good, I promise."
"And if she's not, I place to take my anger out on you," Danny warned.
"Fair enough," Rusty agreed. "I'll have Linus tail her." They stayed silent for a moment before Danny spoke.
"Basher's got a woman?" he asked.
"Yeah," Rusty answered.
"I always thought he was gay." They laughed and Danny took a drink of his beer. "So who do we got? Refresh my memory."
"Linus Caldwell: the spy," Rusty started. "Virgil and Turk Malloy: the getaways, Reuben and Saul are back, Frank our inside man, after some heavy negotiating, Livingston came back, and Yen said he'd cancel all his gigs to get more money. Plus me and you is ten."
"We need eleven," Danny said.
"That's where Rikki comes in," Rusty said smiling. Danny rolled his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Alright fine, I'll give her a test," he gave in. Rusty's smile widened.
"I'll have Linus track her."
