I hope the ending of the last chapter made sense. Of course Steve can see if Bill Slighter has a record, but Jack could get much faster information! And that's going to be related to this chapter and the next.
Oh, and I am revising some of my chapters to my other DM fic Beyond Routine. For instance, the Sloan's dog is a black Lab, not an Australian Shepherd, and I'm reediting some other things though the basic gist with Steve going crazy will stay!
Two men were in the basement of Marley's Furnishings, behind locked doors after business hours had ended. One in a black, leather jacket handed the other in a sport jacket a handful of hundred dollar bills.
"So, what do we do?" The guy with the sport jacket asked.
The guy in the black leather jacket sneered. "Simple. Get rid of the little snoop. And do a good job. Make it look like a simple problem. No need to make things too complicated."
The guy in the sport jacket pondered for a minute. "We split the take on our two operations fifty-fifty, and you've got a bargain!"
"Deal." The guy in the leather jacket smiled. "Oh, if that stupid Sloan detective and his old man, or anyone else, go poking their long noses where they don't belong, you take care of them too."
"That's a bonus."
"Don't screw this up, Landing." The guy in leather warned. "I'm gonna get what's mine, and if we don't remove that Sloan chick, all my hard work will be down the drain. And you with it!"
"Don't worry. Compared to some of the other assignments you've given me, this will be a piece of cake." Landing answered.
"It better be." His boss emphasized.