
"Me? No, I, uh… no."
"Excellent! Shall we go, then?
"Anything further, officer?"
"Guess not."
Cranston picks up Daisy's suitcase.
"Shall we go, then?
"The limo is just outside."
The policeman watches them leave and sees that there is indeed a limo parked in the alleyway which bisects the terminal, long and silver, its windows one-way glass.
And something clicks in his mind.
Not because of Daisy or the unremarkable Cranston, but because of the chauffeur, his skin parchment white, completely bald, wearing dark glasses.
He remembers, a year ago.
And that chauffeur resembles those robed creeps, like monks except they weren't, driving a van belonging to something called the Brotherhood of the Body.
He watches the limo pull away.
And, pulling out his wallet, instead of placing Cranston's card in with his collection, looks through the cards already there.
He finds the one he is looking for.
And goes to the terminal's small police station.
And dials the number on the card.
"Marvel Industries, Security. How may I assist you?"
"Uh, yeah, this here's Patrolman Ryan, Port Authority Bus Terminal.
"Bout a year ago, one a yer people axed me ta keep an eye out fer any of them Brotherhood of the Body types.
"An you're not gonna believe this, but-"
"Try me."
"I think I just seen the guy used ta drive their van.
"On'y now, ‘steada that robe they all wore, he's got a chauffeur's uniform an he drives for Randy Buck.
"He just picked up…
*****
"The Estate," Cynthia says.
"There, his office, the stadium-both stadiums- "
"I'd say forget the stadiums," Vanessa interjects.
"Scratch the stadiums," Cynthia resumes, as though it is her idea, which, since Vanessa had it on her time, technically it is.
"The Estate and his office.
