He nodded and got out, going to talk to the other guys. One of them took off down the trail at a jog. "He's going to verify she's here, if she is, we're done."

I turned off the car and got out, making a show of stretching my body. He and the remaining guy were standing by the trail car while I walked around. We only waited ten minutes before the runner returned. "She's there," he said. "I saw her in the kitchen."

"Then our business is done," I said. He nodded, pulling the envelope out he handed it to me. I quickly checked it, then tossed it in the...