THE MAFIA BOSS SLAPPED A SHY WAITRESS OVER A STOLEN WATCH — THEN SHE CALLED HER FATHER AND HE REALIZED HE HAD HIT THE WRONG GIRL

everyone understood why.

Dominic did not understand yet.

But Ricky did.

A subtle stiffness ran through him.

The voice on the phone said only one word.

“Explain.”

“I am at work,” Josie said. “A patron misplaced his watch. He decided I was the thief. He blocked the exits. He threatened to take me to a meatpacking plant on Washington Street.”

She paused.

“And continue reading …