Title: Business and Pleasure, Four
Author: Leese
Email: lisacheerio_85@yahoo.com
Note: Part Four, disclaimer still applies! (yes, I've written so goddamn many I'm not writing them any more. Hehehehehehehehehe or maybe not...)
"You slept through the whole thing!" Angie hissed as Mac and Pete shut the front door behind them. Oscar shrugged.
"Well obviously I did, I'm sorry-"
"It was Sam."
"Now Ange-"
"Don't start the 'now Ange...'!"
"Didn't you give Sam plenty of money when she left?" He nodded. "I know you did. You withdrew five thousand dollars from your bank account-"
"What? How do you kn-"
"Mac had me look into it."
"Not like that she didn't-"
"Some of that was for a plane ticket, some was for her, wasn't it? So why would she need more?" Angie didn't answer.
"Then who was it?"
"Maybe it was just some junkie trying to get enough for a score."
*
Mac pulled over to the side of the road as her mobile rang.
"Mackenzie...Yes Reg...What? Oh, all right...Mm, I'll keep you posted." She ended the call and dialled again. "Danni, when Pete gets back tell him to meet me in my office...and can you make sure you listen in on Angie? Mm, yeah thanks."
No sooner had she pulled back onto the road than it rang again. Back she went to the kerb – that'd teach her for leaving her new hands-free set at home.
"Mackenzie...Pete where are you? In my office...mmhm...They suspect one of the couriers in Indonesia- It's coming in tomorrow...Yes well, I'm not sure if she knows yet...She'll find out when they want her to. I'll get the information to her don't worry." She again ended the call and dialled out. "Oscar, do you remember the benefits of Hoovers?"
*
"And as I was saying every busy household should have a T-93 Hoover in cast of spillages – which are common – would you like a demonstration?" Louise smiled and so did Angie, watching on curiously.
"It's all right, I'll just go and get my chequebook – you take cheques?" He nodded
"Sure do. You won't regret it."
"I'm sure I won't. Be back soon." She walked off quickly. Angie sidled up to him.
"You like selling vacuums?"
"Not my life choice but it's not bad." He lowered his voice. "Shipment's coming in tomorrow, if we're right, you're on." Angie nodded.
"Just have to wait and see," she replied. Louise soon returned with a cheque in hand.
"There you go, thankyou."
"Not a problem miss, not at all."
*
Marty sat at the table watching Angie eat dinner later that night.
"You okay today?" he asked. She nodded, having arrived home on time. "Going out later?"
"Have to work out what's happening tomorrow."
"What is happening tomorrow?"
"I'll let you know when I get back. Shouldn't be too long." He nodded. She was all of a sudden distant. He didn't know why, remembering the kiss they'd shared only weeks ago.
*
After the meeting with the team, Angie was sitting at her desk tidying up some paperwork. Oscar came and knelt by her.
"You okay?" he asked. She sighed.
"Everybody keeps asking me that." She turned to him, however, and smiled. "I'm fine."
"I just thought maybe, because of last night, things weren't so great between us."
"Funny, I thought they were really great," she replied. Oscar nodded. "You're okay with it?"
"Mac doesn't have to know."
"Exactly. Um, your place this time?" He nodded. "Give me half an hour."
*
Marty sat opposite Sam on the couch of the safe house.
"When did she say she'd be back?" He shrugged.
"I'm not sure now. How've you been?" She nodded.
"Pretty good actually."
"Yeah?" She nodded again.
"Mm-hmm!" She looked around. "So can I park it on the couch if she doesn't get back soon?" He nodded.
"Go for your life."
*
Angie sighed contentedly, curled up in Oscar's arms.
"Can I stay here forever?" she asked. He laughed.
"I won't say no." She smiled, turning her head to kiss him softly.
"All right then, you're stuck with me."
"Oh dear," he replied sarcastically, hugging her tight.
*
Angie woke the next morning to Oscar shaking her gently.
"Ange, wake up, eh?"
"Mm," she opened her eyes. "What time is it?"
"About seven."
"Oh God meant to see Marty last night."
"I'm sure he slept fine without you." She smiled.
"About today!"
"You can fill him in on the way. We'll take my car, cos you'll be using his."
*
Marty was waiting for Angie to get back the next morning and upon seeing her pull up in someone's else's car – Oscar, Skinny – jealousy started flooding through his mind. They both hopped out and he let them in.
"You ready?" Oscar asked. Marty nodded.
"Guess so mate." He turned to Angie. "Where've you been? I've been worried."
"Ah, don't worry about me, I was in good hands." She went into her room to get changed – a fact that didn't go unnoticed by Marty, she was in her clothes from the previous day – and didn't see Sam until she emerged again.
"Hey sis," she started, but Angie stopped her.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to see mum and dad and you before I left."
"You're meant to have left already."
"I know but I couldn't go!"
"Madrid's a very nice place."
"Look I'm moving up to Queensland."
"Why?"
"Why else? The weather!" She smiled, but Angie didn't reciprocate. "Look I just need a change. I'm doing fine. I'm off the smack."
"You better be."
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Oscar intervened.
"Ange, we have to go." Angie nodded.
"I don't have time for this yet. Look will you be here when I get back?"
"When will that be?"
"Tonight."
"You told Marty you'd be home last night and you weren't. I'm not such a diligent waiter."
"Go to see mum and dad, they're worried. I'll be back tonight." She turned and walked outside, Oscar and Marty in tow, who gave her a slight wave.
*
Mac sat in the Com-V with Danni.
"All units no arrest is to be made, this is strictly surveillance. Understood? No arrests are to be made."
"Copy that Mac."
"Yeah Mac."
"Got it."
"Copy that." Mac looked over at Danni and smiled.
"Good," she whispered. Danni laughed.
"So how come we've got four units if there aren't going to be any arrests?"
"Because it seems no matter how much I try to tell drugs squad not to make a move, they stuff up, and then we'll have to compensate."
Oscar opened the back door to the Com-V and came in, taking a seat.
"We all set?" he asked. They nodded.
"How's Angie?" Danni looked over at him.
"Yeah, good I think." There was a pause before Mac leant forward and peered into the video.
"Who the hell is that?" she asked. Oscar and Danni's eyes both clicked to the same screen. Oscar sighed.
"It's Marty!"
"Angie's supposed to be doing this by herself!"
"He knows that," Danni said.
"Bull," Mac replied, rolling her eyes. "Does she know he's there?" Oscar picked up the radio.
"We need visual confirmation of our operative." Reg spoke.
"We've got her, standing next to the no dogs off leashes sign, talking with the delivery boy. Situation normal."
"Copy that Reg," he replied. He turned back. "Marty's hanging in the background."
"Not for long," Mac observed, as the radio piped up again.
"We have the target's informant in sight." Mac picked up her radio.
"Copy that, hold back all units. Wait and see."
*
Angie and the 'delivery boy' turned as Marty approached.
*
Mac's mobile rang – it was Love.
"I don't want my murder investigation compromised."
"No, it won't be," she replied tartly. "We're not going to move unless a drastic measure-"
"Gun!" Danni exclaimed and Mac hung up immediately.
"All units move in, extreme caution, move in."
Oscar cast a glance at the mobile phone.
"Love's gonna love you for this."
"I'm trying not to think about it," she replied, moving with Oscar and jumping out of the Com-V to approach.
*
Angie was sitting on the ground when Oscar ran up to her.
"You all right?" he asked. She glared back up at him.
"What the hell is going on?" she exclaimed. He offered her a hand and pulled her up, steadying her balance. "You shot him!" She glanced at where the delivery boy for the job was lying dead.
"Marty had a gun," Oscar replied. Angie turned.
"Marty?"
"You didn't know he was here?" Mac asked. Angie shook her head.
"But um, the guy got spooked by something, I'm not sure, he hesitated. He had a gun?" Mac nodded as Oscar replied.
"Poised, ready to finish one of you off." Angie's brow creased.
"I don't understand that."
"You better get back to Lamenia."
*
Angie stormed back into the Lamenia household, where Jeff was waiting.
"Did you get the stuff?" She nodded, throwing the two bags in front of him.
"Got your money back too."
"What?" Angie scowled.
"And if you find Marty you send him to me little prick!"
"What's going on?" Jeff raised his voice.
"I'll tell you what's going on! Marty dobbed me in! He came up behind me and pulled a gun, tried to take it for himself, almost shot me the bugger. The guy I was giving the money to wasn't so lucky, I bolted before the cops got there!"
"How'd he know what was happening?" She shrugged.
"I don't know! God, he's probably in with the cops or something. Shit!" Louise came through and patted Angie on the shoulder.
"There, there, sit down, we're all fine. And, we didn't have to pay for it."
"He'll want the money."
"Not yet anyway."
*
Pete was sitting with Angie and Oscar at the factory later that night, having calmed Angie down substantially, Mac was now in her office trying to convince love to calm down also. She soon appeared at the top of the steps.
"Plans have changed. Pete you and I are going in."
"What?" Angie exclaimed. "Am I out?"
"No, you're in also. Danni and Oscar will be in charge of surveillance."
"What are we going to do?" Pete asked. Mac smiled.
"We...are going to offer to solve all their problems."
Just then one of the bugs in the Lamenia house picked up Louise and Jeff.
Louise: You find Marty, yeah?"
Jeff: Already on it. He's gonna pay.
Louise: Something's not quite right here.
Jeff: Well when I find him, we'll know. I'm not doing anything until he talks.
TBC...
Author: Leese
Email: lisacheerio_85@yahoo.com
Note: Part Four, disclaimer still applies! (yes, I've written so goddamn many I'm not writing them any more. Hehehehehehehehehe or maybe not...)
"You slept through the whole thing!" Angie hissed as Mac and Pete shut the front door behind them. Oscar shrugged.
"Well obviously I did, I'm sorry-"
"It was Sam."
"Now Ange-"
"Don't start the 'now Ange...'!"
"Didn't you give Sam plenty of money when she left?" He nodded. "I know you did. You withdrew five thousand dollars from your bank account-"
"What? How do you kn-"
"Mac had me look into it."
"Not like that she didn't-"
"Some of that was for a plane ticket, some was for her, wasn't it? So why would she need more?" Angie didn't answer.
"Then who was it?"
"Maybe it was just some junkie trying to get enough for a score."
*
Mac pulled over to the side of the road as her mobile rang.
"Mackenzie...Yes Reg...What? Oh, all right...Mm, I'll keep you posted." She ended the call and dialled again. "Danni, when Pete gets back tell him to meet me in my office...and can you make sure you listen in on Angie? Mm, yeah thanks."
No sooner had she pulled back onto the road than it rang again. Back she went to the kerb – that'd teach her for leaving her new hands-free set at home.
"Mackenzie...Pete where are you? In my office...mmhm...They suspect one of the couriers in Indonesia- It's coming in tomorrow...Yes well, I'm not sure if she knows yet...She'll find out when they want her to. I'll get the information to her don't worry." She again ended the call and dialled out. "Oscar, do you remember the benefits of Hoovers?"
*
"And as I was saying every busy household should have a T-93 Hoover in cast of spillages – which are common – would you like a demonstration?" Louise smiled and so did Angie, watching on curiously.
"It's all right, I'll just go and get my chequebook – you take cheques?" He nodded
"Sure do. You won't regret it."
"I'm sure I won't. Be back soon." She walked off quickly. Angie sidled up to him.
"You like selling vacuums?"
"Not my life choice but it's not bad." He lowered his voice. "Shipment's coming in tomorrow, if we're right, you're on." Angie nodded.
"Just have to wait and see," she replied. Louise soon returned with a cheque in hand.
"There you go, thankyou."
"Not a problem miss, not at all."
*
Marty sat at the table watching Angie eat dinner later that night.
"You okay today?" he asked. She nodded, having arrived home on time. "Going out later?"
"Have to work out what's happening tomorrow."
"What is happening tomorrow?"
"I'll let you know when I get back. Shouldn't be too long." He nodded. She was all of a sudden distant. He didn't know why, remembering the kiss they'd shared only weeks ago.
*
After the meeting with the team, Angie was sitting at her desk tidying up some paperwork. Oscar came and knelt by her.
"You okay?" he asked. She sighed.
"Everybody keeps asking me that." She turned to him, however, and smiled. "I'm fine."
"I just thought maybe, because of last night, things weren't so great between us."
"Funny, I thought they were really great," she replied. Oscar nodded. "You're okay with it?"
"Mac doesn't have to know."
"Exactly. Um, your place this time?" He nodded. "Give me half an hour."
*
Marty sat opposite Sam on the couch of the safe house.
"When did she say she'd be back?" He shrugged.
"I'm not sure now. How've you been?" She nodded.
"Pretty good actually."
"Yeah?" She nodded again.
"Mm-hmm!" She looked around. "So can I park it on the couch if she doesn't get back soon?" He nodded.
"Go for your life."
*
Angie sighed contentedly, curled up in Oscar's arms.
"Can I stay here forever?" she asked. He laughed.
"I won't say no." She smiled, turning her head to kiss him softly.
"All right then, you're stuck with me."
"Oh dear," he replied sarcastically, hugging her tight.
*
Angie woke the next morning to Oscar shaking her gently.
"Ange, wake up, eh?"
"Mm," she opened her eyes. "What time is it?"
"About seven."
"Oh God meant to see Marty last night."
"I'm sure he slept fine without you." She smiled.
"About today!"
"You can fill him in on the way. We'll take my car, cos you'll be using his."
*
Marty was waiting for Angie to get back the next morning and upon seeing her pull up in someone's else's car – Oscar, Skinny – jealousy started flooding through his mind. They both hopped out and he let them in.
"You ready?" Oscar asked. Marty nodded.
"Guess so mate." He turned to Angie. "Where've you been? I've been worried."
"Ah, don't worry about me, I was in good hands." She went into her room to get changed – a fact that didn't go unnoticed by Marty, she was in her clothes from the previous day – and didn't see Sam until she emerged again.
"Hey sis," she started, but Angie stopped her.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to see mum and dad and you before I left."
"You're meant to have left already."
"I know but I couldn't go!"
"Madrid's a very nice place."
"Look I'm moving up to Queensland."
"Why?"
"Why else? The weather!" She smiled, but Angie didn't reciprocate. "Look I just need a change. I'm doing fine. I'm off the smack."
"You better be."
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Oscar intervened.
"Ange, we have to go." Angie nodded.
"I don't have time for this yet. Look will you be here when I get back?"
"When will that be?"
"Tonight."
"You told Marty you'd be home last night and you weren't. I'm not such a diligent waiter."
"Go to see mum and dad, they're worried. I'll be back tonight." She turned and walked outside, Oscar and Marty in tow, who gave her a slight wave.
*
Mac sat in the Com-V with Danni.
"All units no arrest is to be made, this is strictly surveillance. Understood? No arrests are to be made."
"Copy that Mac."
"Yeah Mac."
"Got it."
"Copy that." Mac looked over at Danni and smiled.
"Good," she whispered. Danni laughed.
"So how come we've got four units if there aren't going to be any arrests?"
"Because it seems no matter how much I try to tell drugs squad not to make a move, they stuff up, and then we'll have to compensate."
Oscar opened the back door to the Com-V and came in, taking a seat.
"We all set?" he asked. They nodded.
"How's Angie?" Danni looked over at him.
"Yeah, good I think." There was a pause before Mac leant forward and peered into the video.
"Who the hell is that?" she asked. Oscar and Danni's eyes both clicked to the same screen. Oscar sighed.
"It's Marty!"
"Angie's supposed to be doing this by herself!"
"He knows that," Danni said.
"Bull," Mac replied, rolling her eyes. "Does she know he's there?" Oscar picked up the radio.
"We need visual confirmation of our operative." Reg spoke.
"We've got her, standing next to the no dogs off leashes sign, talking with the delivery boy. Situation normal."
"Copy that Reg," he replied. He turned back. "Marty's hanging in the background."
"Not for long," Mac observed, as the radio piped up again.
"We have the target's informant in sight." Mac picked up her radio.
"Copy that, hold back all units. Wait and see."
*
Angie and the 'delivery boy' turned as Marty approached.
*
Mac's mobile rang – it was Love.
"I don't want my murder investigation compromised."
"No, it won't be," she replied tartly. "We're not going to move unless a drastic measure-"
"Gun!" Danni exclaimed and Mac hung up immediately.
"All units move in, extreme caution, move in."
Oscar cast a glance at the mobile phone.
"Love's gonna love you for this."
"I'm trying not to think about it," she replied, moving with Oscar and jumping out of the Com-V to approach.
*
Angie was sitting on the ground when Oscar ran up to her.
"You all right?" he asked. She glared back up at him.
"What the hell is going on?" she exclaimed. He offered her a hand and pulled her up, steadying her balance. "You shot him!" She glanced at where the delivery boy for the job was lying dead.
"Marty had a gun," Oscar replied. Angie turned.
"Marty?"
"You didn't know he was here?" Mac asked. Angie shook her head.
"But um, the guy got spooked by something, I'm not sure, he hesitated. He had a gun?" Mac nodded as Oscar replied.
"Poised, ready to finish one of you off." Angie's brow creased.
"I don't understand that."
"You better get back to Lamenia."
*
Angie stormed back into the Lamenia household, where Jeff was waiting.
"Did you get the stuff?" She nodded, throwing the two bags in front of him.
"Got your money back too."
"What?" Angie scowled.
"And if you find Marty you send him to me little prick!"
"What's going on?" Jeff raised his voice.
"I'll tell you what's going on! Marty dobbed me in! He came up behind me and pulled a gun, tried to take it for himself, almost shot me the bugger. The guy I was giving the money to wasn't so lucky, I bolted before the cops got there!"
"How'd he know what was happening?" She shrugged.
"I don't know! God, he's probably in with the cops or something. Shit!" Louise came through and patted Angie on the shoulder.
"There, there, sit down, we're all fine. And, we didn't have to pay for it."
"He'll want the money."
"Not yet anyway."
*
Pete was sitting with Angie and Oscar at the factory later that night, having calmed Angie down substantially, Mac was now in her office trying to convince love to calm down also. She soon appeared at the top of the steps.
"Plans have changed. Pete you and I are going in."
"What?" Angie exclaimed. "Am I out?"
"No, you're in also. Danni and Oscar will be in charge of surveillance."
"What are we going to do?" Pete asked. Mac smiled.
"We...are going to offer to solve all their problems."
Just then one of the bugs in the Lamenia house picked up Louise and Jeff.
Louise: You find Marty, yeah?"
Jeff: Already on it. He's gonna pay.
Louise: Something's not quite right here.
Jeff: Well when I find him, we'll know. I'm not doing anything until he talks.
TBC...