Rico and Sonny head for the meeting with Tivola, starting out at Jason Benjamin's place, as arranged. Switek and Zito are around the corner, for backup. They will follow Jason Benjamin's car up to the Tivola Villa. Neither of them is wearing a bug, it would be too risky for a first meeting with such a player.
"Benjamin, pal. Good to see you." Sonny shakes his hand, Rico follows his lead.
"Step into my car, I'll take you to Mr. Tivola." The driver opens the left back door for Rico and Benjamin opens the right back door for Sonny. They all get in the black car with blinded windows. The rear windows are solid black, they have no idea where the Tivola Villa is located. Switek and Zito follow carefully, leaving a reasonable distance between the cars. After a ten minute ride, the car stops abruptly.
"Get out!" Benjamin says.
Sonny and Rico look at each other, Rico raising his brow, Sonny tightening his lips. They get out as ordered to find out what they had been suspecting, this was definitely not Tivola's Villa. The large warehouses surround them, a large container ship was docked in front of them. Switek and Zito silently get out of the van and approach the location with even more caution.
Jason Benjamin takes his gun out and points it at them.
"Throw away your piece." He orders them. Sonny ignores the request and says "Where's Tivola? I did figure his Villa would be something else…but this REALLY is something else."
"Don't get smart with me, Burnett! Put your piece on the floor slowly."
"What do you want, Benjamin?" Rico says maintaining his Jamaican style.
"I just told you, I want you to put your gun on the floor. Come on! Don't make me trigger this baby!"
Sonny and Rico look at each other again, they decide to play this game along for now. They both take out their guns and put them on the floor.
"About time! Now turn around and take a walk to that red warehouse on your right. Move it!" Sonny and Rico start walking and enter the warehouse. To their surprise, Tivola was there, waiting for them, with three of his security people, naturally.
"I hope my dog didn't scare you gentlemen off?" Mr. Tivola joked, referring to Benjamin.
"Hell no, you know what they say about barking dogs…" Sonny states sharply.
"Well, anyway. I thought we'd better meet here instead of at the Villa, we can get straight to business. I have something to show, you gentlemen will probably find highly interesting. Follow me."
Tivola takes them further into the warehouse to a stack of wooden boxes. He snaps his fingers, making one of the muscled guys open op a box, revealing its contents, numerous bags of the finest cocaine.
"I sure like the looks of that!" Rico says.
"I thought you would!" Tivola snaps his fingers again to have his servant close up the crate again.
"Now you know I'm good for the deal you are so eager to make. Show me you're good for it."
Sonny and Rico did not quite prepare for this right now.
"Let's meet here tomorrow, we'll bring the cash." Sonny says.
"Oh,no, no, no." Tivola says. "That sounds like you need 24 hours to raise the cash. As in you don't have it yet. Show me now. That's not a problem is it? You gentlemen should have your money at hand at any given time."
Sonny thinks fast what to do next and comes up with
"You led us here in the blind. You are safe. You can't expect us to throw in your face were we stash our cash, just like that?! Give us a couple of hours to arrange the proper safety matters."
"Well, allright. I understand …and I respect your caution. You can't be too sure, nowadays. Let's meet Thursday, same time, same place. We will do the 250 kilos than. Benjamin will take you here again."
They shake hands with Tivola and return to the car. Switek and Zito have to get out of there fast. On the way to the car, they pick up the guns they had left and get in.