Savages

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“Where did you get it?”

Jaime asks, looking at the briefcases full of cash.

“What difference does it make?” Ben asks, figuring a lack of resistance might arouse suspicion.

“We have some money missing.”

“Gee, that’s too bad.”

Ben explains that some of the cash came from the short money they’ve been paying him for his 420, the rest came from selling about everything he owns, thank you very much for that, BTW.

“We’ll need documentation.”

Ben gives him the computer-code keys to the kingdom and tells him to knock himself out.

“I’m transparent,” he says.

Just hurry it up.

Jaime hurries it up.

It all checks out.

“Why didn’t you just do this before?” Jaime asks.

“You tried selling a house these days?” Ben answers. “As it is, I took a thumping on it. Make the call, Jaime.”

Jaime makes the call.

Elena personally okays it.

She’s glad, truly glad, that she can let the girl go.