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tried to look normal and continued to walk with the security guard to the front of the hospital.
    The security guard’s cell phone suddenly rang and he answered it. A few seconds later he hung up and turned to say something to the pregnant hot chick looking for the undercover cop, but she was gone.
    Marie had slipped between several vehicles and was already changing her clothes and appearance. She added a wig and a scarf to complete her transformation. She slowly walked to the main street in front of the hospital and slipped into the rental car she’d previously staged.
    Confident that she’d located the undercover officer, she placed a call to a weapon and equipment supplier in Henderson, just outside of Las Vegas. She chuckled after she realized she needed very little to assault the hospital.
    “I’ve got what you need,” the supplier informed her. Meet me in an hour at our normal spot. It’s gonna be five thousand this time.”
    “Five thousand? Why’s that?”
    “In case you haven’t noticed, things are really hot around town. Lot more cops than normal, so my exposure is higher.”
    Marie smugly replied, “Not my problem. I’ll give you four, that’s it.”
    The man whistled. He hated she was so ruthless, but he needed the money. “Ok. A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.” They set a time to meet.
    Marie looked at her watch, did the math in her head, and figured she’d come back around shift change for the night watch to assassinate the unsuspecting officer. She anticipated at least one or two more officers guarding him and at least one security guard at the hospital. Four on one, no sweat , she thought.
    She quickly called Blass. “Target located. I’ll be done by ten p.m.” She was hopeful Blass would approve and tell her they could be together again when she was done.
    “Okay. Don’t underestimate the man,” Blass replied coldly. “When you’re done, move quickly to take out Dix’s partner. You may need extra bodies for that.”
    Marie snorted in disgust. “You think I can’t handle one guy?”
    “I think Dix will have people guarding his partner. He may even be there himself. You aren’t ready for the likes of Bill Dix.” He knew his words stung Marie. He needed her on edge. She happened to be brilliant, but her emotions caused her to rush decisions and miss things. He needed Marie to be off her game a bit in order to successfully use her as a pawn to capture and kill Bill Dix.
    “I can handle Dix and his wounded partner. You just watch me,” she said in a nasty tone. 
    “You need to listen to me on this. Dix is not your average cop. I’ll be with you and we’ll both deal with Dix.”
    The comment caught Marie off guard. She couldn’t believe the great Robert Blass would even come to Las Vegas, let alone get involved with a hit on an officer. What are you up to ? “Really? When can I expect to see you?” She hoped it was soon.
    “Turn around.” Marie spun around and saw Robert standing right behind her. Though her heart skipped a beat, she was upset she didn’t detect that he was there. She hung up her cell phone and embraced him.
    The two discussed the plans she had made for killing the undercover officer, Dix’s partner, and finally Dix. Blass was impressed and let her know so. He accompanied her to meet the arms dealer and then to one of his safe houses in Las Vegas.
    Marie began prepping her gear as Blass analyzed the blueprints for the hospital. He agreed Marie picked the right time to make her move, but he found a better spot for her to gain access to the rooms likely to be holding the officer she intended to kill.
    They called in a pizza delivery and watched the local news. It was mostly about the police looking for them.
    Blass shook his head. “Your brothers got sloppy. We need to get these last jobs done and get out of Las Vegas for awhile.”
    Marie cuddled with him. “Relax, honey, they’re gone and I’ll be done in a day or two and we can head to