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Vance asked the maid how much did she make in a week; she looked at
Vance kind of strange; Vance noticed her apprehension to his question so he
pulled out a wad of cash. The lady said, five hundred dollars and Raheem
said here is three hundred dollars. We need you to go into the room across
the hall and eavesdrop, find out whatever you can, understand? Yeah, the
Spanish lady said. Then, in her me do not speak English accent she
descended into Regina and Dee Dee’s room.

She must have been in the room for about five minutes but to Vance and
Raheem it felt like hours. All of sudden she came out of the room and entered
Vance and Raheem’s room. The maid said they were talking freely because
they did not think she spoke English. And with a smile she said, “My friend
your lady friends are waiting for a guy who has been threating your lighter
lady friend, he been blackmailing her and he is coming by shortly to pick up
his money. And your dark lady friend is going to hide in the closet and tape
him blackmailing your light lady friend. That’s it my friend!” Vance said, thank
you and here is your money. You did not see or hear anything right? The maid
said, me speak no English, me see nothing, no English and she smiled
winking at the same time and walked away. Vance, Raheem said, I will keep
the door cracked so I can see the chump come up to door and if he comes by
himself then we will bum rush the door and take him by surprise. Now, if he
comes with someone else then we will take them down like a robbery at the
door. Bet, Vance said. When we get control we will send my girl and her
cousin over to our room and we will deal with him over there. Raheem asked,
are we talking about taking him out? That depends Vance said, but we will not
be taking him out, any dirty work that has to be done, I will do. Raheem my
man, you have done more than enough. Naw Vance, Raheem said, “to the