Chapter 69
At Franco’s order, Jason started the car and roared up alongside the end of the alley that had just been blown to s**t.
Franco popped the door, but didn’t see Nicky at first.
He still lay in deep shadow. Only his foot was sticking out into a splash of light from the street. The foot was twitching in a way that Franco knew only too well. He pulled the car door shut.
“He’s done, we’re out of here.”
“Want me to be sure?” Jason looked up at him in the rearview mirror.
“No need. He’s a goner. Doesn’t know anything to spill even if he wasn’t.”
Jason hit the gas and they were gone.
Franco’s locator on Manuel showed that he had finished up in the park and he too was leaving the area, even as the sirens were ramping up.
