One Plus Two Equals... - 2

Auden studied the building across the street from where he knelt on a rooftop, camera in hand. Each time someone entered or exited, he took a picture of them. Most of them would be useless, he knew, since the majority of the people were just customers of the shops or eateries housed in the building. Still he needed to know which ones were frequent visitors. It would take several nights of doing this before the information could be collated so he could make use of it.

Foot traffic from the building slowed down momentarily as it was closing time for the shops. He took advantage of it to move away from the parapet, stand and stretch his tall, muscular frame.

"Surveillance sucks," he grumbled, running a hand through his dark hair. "But it's a necessary evil."

Going back, he picked up the camera and went back to work. At one point he smiled tightly when he saw two faces he knew from the information he'd been given. Looks like the bossman was spot on. He took shots of them while wondering how Mr. Vicario, as he called himself—the subject of his investigation—was planning on using the men in question. Whatever he's got in mind for them it's not happening if I can help it.

Several hours later, he was finished. Everything in the building was closed now, with most of the lights off, but his eyesight was extremely sharp—enough so  that even in the near dark he'd seen the security guard lock it down for the night. Auden made his way down to the alley via the fire escape, strolling casually from there out onto the dimly lit street. At this hour the only people around were restaurant and bar workers heading home after a long night, which sounded like a good idea to him.

He arrived back at his condo in one of the high-rises facing the river and immediately booted up his computer so he could download the pictures. He'd keep a copy and send one on to his boss with the hope that names could be put to some of the faces. He needed to know who might or might not have been at the building to see Vicario, other than the two men he'd recognized.

            With that completed, Auden headed to his bedroom, showered, and fell into bed.