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all knew him. A couple of years older than me, but looking well for it, the manual labour keeping him trim. Muzzi was blonde with the requisite pink face and posh accent.
Muzzi had wanted us to go as the Supremes, but neither Boom-Boom nor I were keen on this intriguing idea, although for differing reasons.
We strolled into Leon’s club, the place was bouncing: Winston the barman was behind the bar dressed as Shaft, and Leon was schmoozing the throng, dressed in a sleek tight-fitting ball gown slit up to the thigh and four-inch stiletto heels. He had a large blonde bouffant and looked ravishing. Three people had come as the Supremes which made me rather glad that Boom-Boom, Muzzi and I had not.
Boom-Boom and Muzzi had come as Starsky and Hutch, while I’d come as Superfly: purple suit, hat and heels. I suppose if I’d wanted to keep in with my two companions I should have come as Huggy Bear, but I was on a bit of a solo agenda, didn't really want to be in the group. Plus, I think I looked better as Superfly.
Leon came across and escorted Muzzi and me to our table. He grabbed Boom-Boom and escorted him somewhere else, which pleased me. I was going to nod Leon the wink anyway concerning Boom-Boom. Get Leon to distract him for a while so I could go and speak to Tabatha. Now I didn’t need to bother.
Tabatha was near the bar dressed as Wonder Woman.
‘ Y’oright, Tabs?’
‘ Wolfy,’ she said clutching my hand.
‘ I take it you’re ready to tell me something now?’ I responded to her excitement.
‘ Yeah.’ She smiled excitedly. ‘Come on. We’ll talk in the back.’
She grabbed my hand and we slid away back to the room where she’d slapped me in the head before. Once the door was closed and she was sure we weren’t being overheard.
‘ Wolfy, this is big.’ She was giddy.
‘ What is?’
‘ I met someone when I was working at that other club. His name’s Colin. He’s a butler in some big country estate.’
‘ Oh yeah?’
‘ He says there’s a safe with £4 million in diamonds in it. Untraceable.’ She was trembling.
‘ And?’
‘ And he wants us to help him nick ’em.’
‘ Why you?’
‘ Why me what?’
‘ Why did he tell you?’
‘ He was drunk and I was kind. I was nice to him and he told me his story.’
‘ Which is?’
‘ What’s with the questions? Aren’t you listening? £4 million in untraceable diamonds. It’s the score, the big one. Freedom from all of this shit: work, misery, bills. You never have to worry about money ever again.’
‘ If it’s true …’
‘ It’s true. I’ve seen them.’
‘ What?’
‘ His boss sent him up to Knightsbridge to get some of the smaller ones valued. He told me he was going to the shop. I didn’t believe him either, but I saw them. I was in the shop pretending to browse when he came in. I saw them on the counter; little black velvet bag and a load of shiny stones. Wolfy, this is it.’ She was shaking.
‘ His boss lets him run around with a bag of diamonds?’
‘ No, of course not. Don’t be fucking stupid. He was under armed escort: two big heavies. The three of them came in and I saw what was happening. He knew I didn’t believe him, so he proved it: told me to be in the shop before they arrived so I could see they were real. This is on the up and up, Wolfy.’
‘ What’s the story? What’s his story?’
‘ What?’
‘ Why is he robbing his boss, who obviously trusts him?’
‘ What’s wrong with you? I bring you the best deal of your life and your carrying on like ... like …’
‘ Like I want to know the motive? Why’s he want to rob his boss?’
‘ Money, you moron. Why does anybody rob anybody? Money! He wants the money. He can’t do it himself. It’s too obvious. He needs help.’
‘ And why you?’
‘ Because I was kind and he fancies me. He was drunk and told me his life story at the bar one night. He’s been a butler for ten years. The boss treats him like shit and he’s had
Muzzi had wanted us to go as the Supremes, but neither Boom-Boom nor I were keen on this intriguing idea, although for differing reasons.
We strolled into Leon’s club, the place was bouncing: Winston the barman was behind the bar dressed as Shaft, and Leon was schmoozing the throng, dressed in a sleek tight-fitting ball gown slit up to the thigh and four-inch stiletto heels. He had a large blonde bouffant and looked ravishing. Three people had come as the Supremes which made me rather glad that Boom-Boom, Muzzi and I had not.
Boom-Boom and Muzzi had come as Starsky and Hutch, while I’d come as Superfly: purple suit, hat and heels. I suppose if I’d wanted to keep in with my two companions I should have come as Huggy Bear, but I was on a bit of a solo agenda, didn't really want to be in the group. Plus, I think I looked better as Superfly.
Leon came across and escorted Muzzi and me to our table. He grabbed Boom-Boom and escorted him somewhere else, which pleased me. I was going to nod Leon the wink anyway concerning Boom-Boom. Get Leon to distract him for a while so I could go and speak to Tabatha. Now I didn’t need to bother.
Tabatha was near the bar dressed as Wonder Woman.
‘ Y’oright, Tabs?’
‘ Wolfy,’ she said clutching my hand.
‘ I take it you’re ready to tell me something now?’ I responded to her excitement.
‘ Yeah.’ She smiled excitedly. ‘Come on. We’ll talk in the back.’
She grabbed my hand and we slid away back to the room where she’d slapped me in the head before. Once the door was closed and she was sure we weren’t being overheard.
‘ Wolfy, this is big.’ She was giddy.
‘ What is?’
‘ I met someone when I was working at that other club. His name’s Colin. He’s a butler in some big country estate.’
‘ Oh yeah?’
‘ He says there’s a safe with £4 million in diamonds in it. Untraceable.’ She was trembling.
‘ And?’
‘ And he wants us to help him nick ’em.’
‘ Why you?’
‘ Why me what?’
‘ Why did he tell you?’
‘ He was drunk and I was kind. I was nice to him and he told me his story.’
‘ Which is?’
‘ What’s with the questions? Aren’t you listening? £4 million in untraceable diamonds. It’s the score, the big one. Freedom from all of this shit: work, misery, bills. You never have to worry about money ever again.’
‘ If it’s true …’
‘ It’s true. I’ve seen them.’
‘ What?’
‘ His boss sent him up to Knightsbridge to get some of the smaller ones valued. He told me he was going to the shop. I didn’t believe him either, but I saw them. I was in the shop pretending to browse when he came in. I saw them on the counter; little black velvet bag and a load of shiny stones. Wolfy, this is it.’ She was shaking.
‘ His boss lets him run around with a bag of diamonds?’
‘ No, of course not. Don’t be fucking stupid. He was under armed escort: two big heavies. The three of them came in and I saw what was happening. He knew I didn’t believe him, so he proved it: told me to be in the shop before they arrived so I could see they were real. This is on the up and up, Wolfy.’
‘ What’s the story? What’s his story?’
‘ What?’
‘ Why is he robbing his boss, who obviously trusts him?’
‘ What’s wrong with you? I bring you the best deal of your life and your carrying on like ... like …’
‘ Like I want to know the motive? Why’s he want to rob his boss?’
‘ Money, you moron. Why does anybody rob anybody? Money! He wants the money. He can’t do it himself. It’s too obvious. He needs help.’
‘ And why you?’
‘ Because I was kind and he fancies me. He was drunk and told me his life story at the bar one night. He’s been a butler for ten years. The boss treats him like shit and he’s had
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