Part 7
Forget pouring another drink.........i got the bottle.....What the hell was i gonna do.....Mister J had killed more people than the Luftwaffe and he was in bed with the most powerful man in this town.....OK i had to focus....what was the money for.......what could a hood like Mister J be wanting here,he was king of Chicago.....I needed answers before i could make a move and i had an idea where to get them
Hunter:"Kmack you need to go....forget you ever saw these photo's and don't mention it to anyone"
She pouted and looked at me with those big blue eyes
Hunter:"Kmack these aren't the type of people who leave any warm bodies behind,I don't want you getting hurt"
Kmack:"I don't want YOU getting hurt...If you go this alone who's gonna watch your back ?"
She was right as much as i hated it she was right,without her i had no one to trust and no one to turn to.....
Hunter:"Look go home and get some rest,i have to see FA tomorrow and get some info on what Mister J is doing here"
Kmack:"Ok i'll go but you watch your back cowboy and let me know what you find out"
She kissed me on the cheek and left....that was the best thing to happen to me in days...
I got no sleep,the thought of crossing mob bosses tends to play on your mind...I went out early looking for FA.....He was always about somewhere but he kept on the move.....I finally found him on the corner of sunset playing dice......he was a smallish guy with a real twitchy look about him but if any big deal had went down in the last few months he would know the who what and most importantly the why....I didn't have time to waste i showed him one of the pics and he knew straight away what i was asking
FA:"Look man..*sniff*..this is gonna cost ya.....twice what you usually pay"
Hunter:"Not a problem now what does Mister J wasnt here and what does it have to do with the mayor ?"
FA:"Mister J wants to move upmarket....he wants to go Hollywood and rub shoulders with the stars...............A piece of land came up for sale and looked to be going to the council to build a new hospital,they were favourites to get it......all of a sudden Mister J makes a bid and it's accepted,seemingly at a lower cost than the councils bid....seems the mayor took a payoff"
Hunter:"What does he want the land for ?"
FA:"To build one of those big casino's on that will attract all the hollywood stars"
Hunter:"So how did NDX and JAL play into this ?"
FA:"NDX was covering the story,he was sweethearting one of the secretaries at the mayors office and she let something slip about a big deal,he tailed them and got the photos but he also got spotted"
Hunter:"So if they knew he had seen them how come they didn't make him give them back ?"
FA:"They tried,they cornered him the next night coming out of a bar but he made a run for it and got to his car...they chased him and he went crashing off the road....the Mayor had it cleaned up"
Hunter:"So they never went back to check in his apartment to see if he had left the film there ?"
FA:"yes but they found nothing,i guess they figured that it had burned with him until JAL started runnin; his mouth about making it rich off of something he found in NDX's apartment,The Mayor got Mister J to send Badsuperman to see him,BS roughed him to much and accidently killed him before getting the info"
I paid FA his money and went back to the office.....JAL that poor schmuck had signed his own deathwarrant.....ive seen this happen before,guy gets something he can use on a big player and instead of handing it over and ingratiating himself he tries to play the player,when a guy has buried as many people as Mister J you don't try to turn the screws..why would he pay when he can make you disapear ?
There was a knock at the door it was Kmack......I let her in and she sat down.big smile on her face
Kmack:"So what's cooking sugar ?"
Hunter:"I thought you were gonna stay away sweetheart"
Kmack:"No you said i should but i never agreed and anyway you're gonna need me"
Hunter:"How so ?"
Kmack:"I went to see FA last night after i left here,he told me what we needed to know for free"
My face must have looked a picture,that little son of a b1tch knew Kmack was gonna pass the info to me and he charged me for it...double......Kmack must have read my face
Kmack:"Whoops....don't feel bad sugar i have ways of getting info that are beyond you"
Hunter:"I guess so..........what is it you are gonna help me with ?"
Kmack:"I figure your next move will be to do a deal and i figure that will be easier to do with the mayor than Mister J"
Damn she was as smart as she is beautiful........that's exactly what i was gonna do,i had to set up a meet with Ock and do a deal........trade him the photos for BadSuperman so i could make sure i didn't go down for the JAL murder
Hunter:"Heh....you're right,so how are you gonna help me ?"
Kmack:"One of my clients is in society.....lets just say his wife is a good armpiece but not much between the sheets.......anyway he's sweet on me and i got him to give me two tickets to a charity event being thrown tonight by the mayor at his mansion in the hills""
Hunter:"great but i don't need two tickets i can make my own way there"
Kmack:"Sugar you'd stick out like a sore thumb,you need a guide through society"
Hunter:"The guide being you i take it ?"
Kmack:"Well of course,i can play a lady just as well as ****e,i'm a girl of many talents"
So we were set,charity bash at the mayors mansion it was and once there i was gonna have to make my play
To Be Continued............