Alicia sighed impatiently and lifted her wrist so she could look at her dainty watch and check the time. She cast a furtive look around, hoping that none of her neighbors were watching her stand at the bottom of her driveway. Who knows what conclusions they would come to?

She scowled as she spotted the inconspicuous black sedan come around the corner and quietly pull up right in front of her. The tinted driver's seat window slid down slightly and a large envelope poked through ...