The Protector

20

"Somebody's got a brand-new Porsche up there," he told the kid with a ring in his nose who was in charge of the parking garage's exit booth.

"Yeah, cool, huh?"

"Is this place safe enough for a car that expensive?"

"Somebody like me's always on duty. Nobody's tried to steal it so far."

"So far?"

"The guy who owns it pays by the month. Weird, though."

"What do you mean?"

"The guy never takes the Porsche out except in the afternoon. Half-past twelve or so, he leaves. A little after five, he comes back."

And walks away via the office building, Cavanaugh realized. Then he watches from down the street to see if anybody followed him.