'Five thousand a day,' Andy said. 'OK. And I'll give you another five thousand to bring me a small packet that will arrive tomorrow morning.' 'Good.' Andy went back to his counter. Back in the room, Mitch said, 'I think our luck has just changed for the better.'
Chapter 24
On the Floor Among the Boxes
'Why here?' Lazarov asked. 'Why did they choose Panama City Beach? They're trapped here. The cops have got the whole place covered. There are only about sixty of our men, and the cops have got hundreds. So the chances are that they'll find them before we do.' Morolto nodded. 'So we've got to improve our chances.' 'Leave that to me,' DeVasher said. 'But why here? It's good for them that there are a lot of small hotels, but we can still send our people to search them, room by room. It'll take time, but we can do it.' 'The water!' Morolto suddenly shouted. 'They're going to try to escape by sea, in the dark!' 'That makes sense to me,' DeVasher said. 'So where are our boats?' Morolto said. Lazarov jumped from his seat and began shouting orders down the phone. He wanted his men to hire every available boat and stay out at sea, waiting. DeVasher gave his own orders to Rimmer and his men. Rim-mer drove up to Tallahassee and phoned the police from there. 'Listen!' he said excitedly. 'I just saw those three people you're after. They're driving a green Ford van! They're going south!' Five minutes later Fat Tony Verkler did exactly the same from a few miles further south. 68
