Hollywood Hustle by Jon Lindstrom
Author:Jon Lindstrom [Lindstrom, Jon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER
32
SYLMAR
ROCKET, BASEBALL CAP askew, watched Ozzie end the call from the sofa across the room. Ozzie sighed and hunched forward, elbows on knees. Jordy had been pacing back and forth through the doorway between the living room and kitchen but stopped when Ozzie ended the call.
âWhat?â Rocket said.
âWe got ⦠conflicting information,â said Ozzie. âSaid he has to sell his house. That he just sold his car. That all in, he can get maybe ⦠a hundred thirty K.â
âThe fuck!â exclaimed Jordy.
Rocket winced. âDo you think heâs trying to chisel us? Maybe that cop is coaching him.â
âEx-cop,â said Ozzie. He shook his head. âHe sounded like he meant it.â
âThe guyâs an actor,â Jordy said. âItâs his job to sound like he means it. Fuck!â
âJordy,â said Rocket, âtake it down a notch.â Then to Ozzie, âSo you think heâs being straight.â
âSays he got sick and the hospital took it all, and that the puta didnât know. Knew he was sick,â Ozzie corrected himself. âDidnât know it cleaned him out. Or close to it.â
âSo, he had it, but now he doesnât.â Rocket looked down. âWell, shit.â
âThatâs just great.â said Jordy, pacing again. âLetâs shake down a rich movie star. The kicker is, heâs not rich!â He turned to Rocket. âI told you, go for a million. But nooooo. âI got it all figured,â you said. âKeep him off his pins,â you said. Like youâre going fucking bowling!â Then, his voice laced with sarcasm: âDonât this sound familiar.â
Rocket had to take a beat, then he returned Jordyâs look. âOr maybe ⦠heâs just trying to keep some of it,â he said, letting some sarcasm of his own through. âTo start over with. I would if I thought I could get away with it.â
Ozzie chimed in. âThen tonight weâll know what heâs really got. But what about the putaâyou think she knew he was busted?â
Rocket shook his head. âNo. She really thinks he has it. Andââhe said for Jordyâs benefitââmaybe he does.â Back to Ozzie. âWeâll have to wait and see, like you said.â He paused. âMight be the weekend before weâre done. You guys better go stock up, get supplies in case we have to wait it out here a couple days.â
âJanetteâll wonder where I am,â said Jordy. âMight ask around.â
âYou two lovebirds got plans?â said Ozzie. âSunday picnic at the beach?â
Jordy looked at Ozzie. âItâs called an alibi, fuckhead.â
âWould anybody miss her before Monday?â asked Rocket. Clearly there was an idea behind his question.
Jordy knew what he was implying, but unlike Edvina, Janette didnât deserve that. Jordy had to think on his feet. âMaybe. Could be planning to see her dad. She does that on the weekend sometimes. I could get some stuff from her place, leave a note that I went surfing for the weekend. That should do it.â
They heard a scratchy voice, muffled as it traveled through the walls from the back of the house, calling for something. Jordy and Ozzie looked at Rocket.
âYeah, yeah, my turn,â he said, and got up as Ozzie and Jordy filed out the front door to trek to the supermarket a few blocks away.
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