2. The Lola Lead
The plot thickens on this branch of the story. Nick gets Lola's trust, and the plot to unmask this "General" continues.
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Nick and Lola were now in a grey van, and were driving out of the Beverly Hills suburb. Inside, Lola was briefing Nick about the heist. Nick was the driver while Lola cracks the safes.
"OK, here's the deal." She said. "The client goes by the codename General. No mistakes -- if we mess up, we're dead."
"Sounds like a real boy scout." Nick replied. "Just who is he?"
"Word is, he got conned of a boatload of cash and we're getting it back for him. And that's all we need to know. Now, let's see you get to the Beverly Center pronto." Lola instructs.
"In this traffic?", Nick asked. Despite being a late night, the suburb is brimming with rush hour traffic. Also, the road to the Beverly Center from the suburb is a real killer, with bends and junctions everywhere.
Ready? DRIVE!"
Nick had to complete this job, or he would lose the lead. Quickly, he hit the pedal and swerved out of the suburb, and taking the main road. Despite the heavy traffic, Nick was a pretty good driver, and he could easily cut through traffic without the use of a police siren. A few turns, and they were at the Beverly Center.
"Where to next, the Betty Ford Clinic?" Nick joked, knowing he had Lola's trust.
"Been there already." Lola replied. "Your driving's not bad ... "
She spoke too soon! A police cruiser soon pulled up behind their van. Apparently the Cyprus Holdings management have been observing their property, and they've called backup.
"Oops ... " Nick exclaimed, his hands still on the steering wheel.
"I spoke too soon." Lola sees the police cruiser, and turns to Nick, and yells, "LOSE HIM:
"Say what?"
"You want the gig, or not?" Lola quickly snapped. "Lose that pig now!"
Nick had to hit the gas again, and the police cruiser, unfortunately, was very relentless. The 2 vehicles sped down the main road, and after 3 junctions, the police cruiser was still on their tail!
"Can't lose him!" Nick said to himself. "Guess I'll need a diversion!"
He quickly swerved the van left, and quickly took a right at the next turn. Later, he turned left again, and drove on. The process was complicated and dizzy, but Nick had lost the police cruiser. Lola wasn't pleased with Nick for the whole "diversion" incident, but she was a little glad that the pig was lost. She then instructed Nick to head to another bank. The heist wasn't over yet.
At the 2nd heist location, Nick was the lookout while Lola hit the deposit boxes. The first wasn't successful ,and they need at least SOME money from the heists, or the "General" will definitely kill them both.
"Rosie, listen up. I got it all figured out." Nick said on the phone. "The Russians were supposed to launder some money for some General. The hooked up with the Triad to do it, but then got greedy and kept the loot. So now this General hires Lola to get it back for him. The good news is, I've got her in the hot seat ... "par par Before he could finish, Lola cocks a gun and holds it to the back of Nick's head. Apparently, she had heard the conversation after completing the heist. Nick's cover had been blown, and she's gonna finish him off.par par "Not so fast!" Lola tried to kill him, but Nick was too quick for her, and he quickly grabs and twists her arm.
"Why not, baby? Fast works!" He asked, still holding on to prevent her from firing it. "Now, who's this General?"
"Hah! In your dreams!" Lola snapped, and kicks Nick in the nuts just like what Gypsy did earlier.
"Uggh, not again ... " Nick said. Sometimes I wonder how a person can take two of those in 1 day!
Nick had to fight Lola now. Lola was as tough as she was in her show, and her moves were for real! She packs real punches and quickly got Nick down with her specialty kick.Nick got up, and she wants to go for it again, but Nick managed to trip her down with a leg sweep. Nick followed with a few punched and kicks, and threw a dropkick at her. Lola was then beaten, as she fell on the floor, tired and defeated.par par Later, Nick had Lola where he wants her: being slipped the handcuffs. He busts Lola and quickly slipped the handcuffs before Lola could fight back.
"From now on, it's re-runs for you, sweetie." Nick said as he slips Lola's cuffs.par par "Listen, jerkoff, you're playing with fire here. The General's gonna kill ... UHH!"par par Before she could finish, a sniper got her. Apparently, he had been following them all the way, and he took the chance when Lola got cuffed to slience her, and Nick's lead to this General.
"DAMN!" Nick said. He was so close to finding out who this General is, and now Lola's dead, he just lost the key piece of this whole crime puzzle. However, he had no time to waste. He quickly drew out his guns, and fired at the nearby apartment blocks where the sniper was hiding. Without concern of who's inside, he let loose everything he had with him at the sniper. A quick volley of streaming bullets, and the sniper fell. Nick put away his guns, and rushed to find the sniper's body, perhaps to find some identifications.par par Inside the apartment, all Nick found was a sniper rifle, probably used by the sniper to kill Lola, nothing else. There were no traces of blood or fingerprints anywhere. They were all gone. Guess the sniper just pretended to fall, and got away after Nick stopped firing. So much for the lead. Thus, Nick went back home to change, and report what he had found out. Meanwhile, the LAPD was at work cleaning up the crime scene and preparing their report for Masterson.
A/N: Who's this "General"? And what's his next move? Stay tuned!