Of course I had heard of Little Big Jimmy Malone. Son of legendary crime boss Big Big Jimmy Malone, the man who revolutionized crime in this city. Made it streamlined, cut out all the middle management types. Big Big Jimmy also had a notorious prejudice against the Robs because they were incorruptible. Money doesn’t mean anything to a machine. You can’t bribe your microwave to make it cook your food faster. It looked like Little Big Jimmy was out to prove his dear ol’ dad wrong, that you can corrupt a machine. The stupid things rich people do to get even richer.
Getting to the box was easy, either Little Big Jimmy was fearless or arrogant. The place wasn’t crawling with security. Getting inside the box was a different story. Leaning against the wall next to the door was the first guard I had seen since I had made it inside. He was toting a gun, big one. I know next to nothing about calibers or models or all that bullshit, what I did know is that it was massive and could fill my chest with lead ten times before I could say hello. I happen to like my chest unleaded
Getting to the box was easy, either Little Big Jimmy was fearless or arrogant. The place wasn’t crawling with security. Getting inside the box was a different story. Leaning against the wall next to the door was the first guard I had seen since I had made it inside. He was toting a gun, big one. I know next to nothing about calibers or models or all that bullshit, what I did know is that it was massive and could fill my chest with lead ten times before I could say hello. I happen to like my chest unleaded
I had to think fast. If this whole night went sideways I knew I wouldn’t be making it out anyway, and it was leaning hard that way even though no one else seemed to recognize this. I threw a Hail Mary.
“Uh, hey chief, I gotta message for the boss. Let me in already.” My Chicago Italian accent needed work. I think I sounded more like a cartoon.
“Oh! Hey! What’s da message ova here? I’ll bring it to him myself! Oh!” This guy sounded more like a cartoon than I did. I honestly didn’t think people talked like that.
“I can’t tell anyones! You want I should wake up with cement shoes after sleepin’ with fishes? Fuggedaboutit!” Say what you want about me, I got cajones. I just can’t back them up half the time.
“Fuggedaboutit? Boss says I don’t let anyone through, I don’t let anyone through. You fuggedaboutit!” he said.
“Easy, easy, I’ll whisper it to ya chief. Can’t let dis whole fuggin’ place hear a private message.”
He nodded and leaned his head towards me. I laced my fingers behind his neck and gave him a less than friendly introduction to my knee. They hit it off like gangbusters. Made a real connection.
I pulled the gun from his unconscious grip, throwing the leather strap over my shoulder. I prayed to whoever was listening that I didn’t have to use it. I jumped up and down on my toes to psych myself up before I turned and kicked the door in.
“Uh, hey chief, I gotta message for the boss. Let me in already.” My Chicago Italian accent needed work. I think I sounded more like a cartoon.
“Oh! Hey! What’s da message ova here? I’ll bring it to him myself! Oh!” This guy sounded more like a cartoon than I did. I honestly didn’t think people talked like that.
“I can’t tell anyones! You want I should wake up with cement shoes after sleepin’ with fishes? Fuggedaboutit!” Say what you want about me, I got cajones. I just can’t back them up half the time.
“Fuggedaboutit? Boss says I don’t let anyone through, I don’t let anyone through. You fuggedaboutit!” he said.
“Easy, easy, I’ll whisper it to ya chief. Can’t let dis whole fuggin’ place hear a private message.”
He nodded and leaned his head towards me. I laced my fingers behind his neck and gave him a less than friendly introduction to my knee. They hit it off like gangbusters. Made a real connection.
I pulled the gun from his unconscious grip, throwing the leather strap over my shoulder. I prayed to whoever was listening that I didn’t have to use it. I jumped up and down on my toes to psych myself up before I turned and kicked the door in.