Chill rolls over on the cold hard floor and slowly opens one bloodshot eye. Everything aches as he hauls himself to a sitting position. He has had worse hangovers, not recently though. Kind of reminds him of the time one of his ex-wives poisoned all his scotch. He knew it was poisoned but still couldn’t let it go to waste. A coughing spurt racks his body as he coughs up some viscous dark phlegm, yup definitely reminds him of Daphne. He gets to his feet and takes a swig from his flask.
He is next seen exiting the mansion with a well wrapped bundle under his arm. Perusing the local rag that passes for a newspaper he sees Kash is deftly navigating a sea of scandal and controversy. With that in mind he heads to the one agency with a reputation for such cruel tenacity that the very mention of its name is enough to tighten the sphincters of congressional sub-committee chairs and hardened CIA wet work agents alike.
As Dawg massages suntan oil onto Kash’s back their sun is blocked by a cool shadow. Looking up they see an unassuming thin man in a non-descript gray polyester suit. In one hand he carries a worn leather briefcase and under the other arm is the bundle last seen with Chill. He is pale and drab, totally out of place in the hot Mediterranean sun. He smiles down at them with a wan smile that somehow fails to reach his dull gray eyes. As the snide comment leaves her lips Kash sees the first hint of light hit those eyes; a parasitic glee shines out as he says:
“Good day Mayor, my name is Agent Crick and I’m from the IRS. There seems to be some anomalies in ACville’s books as well as is in your own records. If you don’t mind I have a few questions.”