The Kings Of Cool

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“What do you need me for?” John asks after Doc lays it out for him.

“I need someone I can trust up there,” Doc says. “Someone to run the day-to-day. I mean, I can’t come el norte, I’m freaking Napoleon down here.”

“I have a record,” John says.

“As John McAlister,” Doc says. “Get a new ID. Get five of them, who cares? It’s easy enough to do. Set up a shell business, look gainfully employed, and fly under the radar. John, we’re talking real money.”

“And how do I move the money to you?” John asks. “I can’t be running down to Mexico without attracting attention.”

“The system’s all set up,” Doc says. “There’ll be sort of a board of directors, you know, some of the old ‘gang,’ for major decisions. But you’ll be the CEO. It’s all set up. All you have to do is plug in.”

John plugs in.