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| Security Will Assist Archie courtesy photobucket.com |
Archie took the contents of
the package and went directly to his boss and threw them down on the desk where
his boss was sitting. The letter was on
top and his boss read it with unbelief.
He saw the picture on top of
the stack and then politely turned them over for he didn't want to see anymore.
Archie said, “I wanted you to
know how far our competition will go to get this deal.”
His boss was speechless for a
few moments and said, “I would never have believed they would go this far. I
will call a meeting immediately and will go over this with the partners.
He told Archie to take the
pictures and don't let anyone else see them.
His boss said, “I can briefly
explain to the partners what I saw, and I will read the demand letter to them.”
He asked Archie if there was
anything he could do for him and Alice.
Archie said, “I want at least
ten thousand dollars advance, and I would like to have two of your best
security men work with me for the next few days.
I prefer men that are not
squeamish about roughing up some guys if necessary and I don't think I should
tell you any further of my plans.”
Lester his boss said, “I know
just the men you need, and for sure I don't want to know any more.”
For the next hour he went
over the whole scenario and told them his plan.
He then asked if they had
some ideas of how to improve on what he laid out.
They made a few suggestions
and they were ready to go.
“One last thing,” Archie
said, “If you want out - - now is the time to say so and I trust you won't ever
say anything about what we have discussed here.”
They looked at each other and
smiled then said, “Let’s go.”
The first step was to go to
the hotel and get the evening clerk's attention.
Archie and the two men saw
the night clerk and said, “I want all the information concerning last evening's
happenings at room 223.”
The guy tried to flip them
off by saying, “I can't give out that kind of information.”
Archie pulled out several one
hundred dollar bills and said, “Perhaps this will change you mind.”
He looked hungrily at the
money but said, “No way now just leave before I call the cops.”
He no sooner said those words
when one of the men with Archie reached over and took the desk clerk by the
neck and cut off his breath and said; “If I turn you loose will you tell us
everything we want to know?”
The clerk did the best he could to nod yes. The clerk drew in deep breaths as the hand around his neck eased enough for him to get some air.
This must have been just what
the doctor ordered, for he told them the whole story about how he was paid to
forget about what they were doing, and then they threatened him if he talked.
He then gave Archie the tape
from the surveillance tape of last evening.
As Archie and company viewed
the tape; Archie recognized one of the men, it was the one who paid the clerk
and then left.
As they left, one of the
security men reminded the clerk to remember how it was not being able to take a
breath, and a warning not to do anything that would cause them to have to
return.
They copied the pictures of all who were involved and Archie told the two men to get a good night's rest, for tomorrow was going to be a busy day.
Archie called up one of
Alice's friends and went over to her house.
She was
leaving for the night, but Archie managed to catch her before she left.
He asked her who the guys in the pictures were.
She said she only knew two of them and gave Archie their names and addresses.
He asked her who the guys in the pictures were.
She said she only knew two of them and gave Archie their names and addresses.
The next day before the
rooster crowed, Archie and his security men knocked on the door of the money
man on the tape.
After some persistence he
finally came to the door and immediately began to shout curses at Archie.
To be Continued
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