You Do What You Have To - 55

 

 

"What about—" Wren nodded slowly, "—a variation on our original plan. Obviously, since Walker used a fake name, Micky can't find him to return the wallet. But what if he calls Ms Hummel. He…you—" he looked at Micky, "—tell her you found the wallet after Gary left and would like to give it back to him but the address on his ID isn't good. You, hmm…found her name and phone number on a slip of paper and figured you'd call her. If we're right, she's going to jump at the chance to get her hands on you. She'll ask where you live. Play it coy and tell her you'd rather not let her, or Gary, know, since it was just a one-night stand that ended badly."

 

"That might work," Micky replied after a moment's thought. "Then I suggest Gary meet me at Swallows, where we hooked up the first time."

 

"Yep. What do you think?" Wren looked at his brothers.

 

"The only hole is why Walker had her number written down. Wouldn't he know it by heart?" Falcon said.

 

"Probably," Wren replied. "On the other hand, she has a legitimate business, just like Mackenzie. Walker could have had her business card with him for some reason."

 

Hawk nodded. "Not perfect, but more logical." He used his phone to do a search, came up with her business phone number and gave it to Micky.

 

After fine-tuning the plan, Micky made the call. He knew he had her the moment he told her his name and she went silent for a beat too long before asking why he was calling. In the end, she agreed to talk to Mr. Freeman and set up a meeting at Swallows if he was interested. "He may, of course, have written off the wallet as a loss," she pointed out. "In which case, I'd say just toss it. I'll call you when I get his answer."

 

When he hung up, Micky said, "She never did offer to give me his number so I could call him directly."

 

"She wants to stall so she can set it up for them to grab you," Falcon said. "If I don't miss my guess, Walker will have come up with a story about why someone shot him that seems reasonable—maybe even romantic, in a spy story sort of way."

 

"Oh, I'm sure of it," Micky said caustically. "Then he'll suggest we go to his place so he can make it up to me for the scare he gave me."

 

"It'll be interesting to see if we're right," Wren said.