Alexi’s lap lights up under the table and draws my eye. I realise he has his cell phone sitting out of sight, and he glances down so subtly it’s practically unnoticed. I side squint at his face, unsure what his message says, but I catch Santagato throwing him a sideways glance too before he looks down to where his hand is under the table. I guess he has texted him.

The hackles on my neck rise as, out of the corner of my eye, I notice Mico is throwing some shady looks to the man on ...