David paid for the room in cash, cash taken from the money belt he had around his waist. There was money for travel if he needed it. He had put it on before going to see Jessica, just in case. He hadn’t expected this to happen, but he had expected something.

David went to the room, absolutely certain that none of the cash he had given the guy at the desk made it into the register, nor anywhere else that wasn’t the guy’s pocket.

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