The sentry

GREEN MALIBU

Pike saw the green Malibu parked four spots ahead just as the man in the orange shirt stepped from the secondhand clothing store. The man pointed a thumb at the Malibu. Jerry Button pushed out of the passenger door. A second man got out of the driver's door. He was all hard angles and edges, like a mirror that had been broken and taped back together. He looked impatient, and studied Pike with thoughtful eyes as they walked over.

Button said, "This is Joe Pike. Pike, this is Jack Straw. He's with the FBI."

Straw said, "You're screwing me up, brother. That has to stop."