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Story: The Honeymoon Heist
Luca sent a uniformed guy forward, then glanced back at me, saying, “What’s that about?”
I said, “I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure this is an Al Capone moment.”
He got the reference immediately and smiled, looking at Salvatore. He said, “Is that your painting?”
Salvatore said, “I want a lawyer.”
Luca nodded and said, “That will be arranged.”
He turned to me and said, “You will be required to remain here until such a time that we no longer need your assistance.”
“So I can’t fly home today?”
He stammered for a minute, trying to find a reason to keep us, then said, “Look, I can’t make you stay. But I would appreciate it.”
I said, “You paying for this? We have a hotel room at the Villa Magia.”
The two men from the surveillance video made the mistake of peeking into the room from outside the door. Amena pointed at them, saying, “Those are the guys that took me.”
Luca flicked his head at his men, and they were immediately arrested. He said, “So, do we have a deal?”
I said, “Do we spend the night in jail? Or in our hotel room?”
He smiled and said, “Yeah, I can keep you in the room.”
I put my arm around Jennifer and said, “Then we’re all yours. It’s our honeymoon, after all.”
I said, “I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure this is an Al Capone moment.”
He got the reference immediately and smiled, looking at Salvatore. He said, “Is that your painting?”
Salvatore said, “I want a lawyer.”
Luca nodded and said, “That will be arranged.”
He turned to me and said, “You will be required to remain here until such a time that we no longer need your assistance.”
“So I can’t fly home today?”
He stammered for a minute, trying to find a reason to keep us, then said, “Look, I can’t make you stay. But I would appreciate it.”
I said, “You paying for this? We have a hotel room at the Villa Magia.”
The two men from the surveillance video made the mistake of peeking into the room from outside the door. Amena pointed at them, saying, “Those are the guys that took me.”
Luca flicked his head at his men, and they were immediately arrested. He said, “So, do we have a deal?”
I said, “Do we spend the night in jail? Or in our hotel room?”
He smiled and said, “Yeah, I can keep you in the room.”
I put my arm around Jennifer and said, “Then we’re all yours. It’s our honeymoon, after all.”