Undercover cop Dan Hudson is framed for blackmail and kicked off the NOPD force. Enraged about that, and the fact that his lover refuses to stand by him, Dan moves to Denver, where he becomes Dirk Steele. He finds a job working for the Powells, who are pawnbrokers ... and fences. When he proposes to them that he put together a team to steal on demand for the Powells’ less than legitimate clients, a deal is struck and the team is formed. The team consists of Maverick, a thief; Tripp, a street kid who shoplifts to survive; and Fey, another street kid who is an excellent pickpocket and petty thief. Now the question becomes, will the team succeed? And, equally important, will the attraction between Dirk, who has sworn off love, and Maverick -- whose credo is only down and dirty sex -- grow into something more? Or will they remain just 'friends with benefits'? Time will tell as the team takes on increasingly difficult jobs and a man from Dirk's past shows up who could possibly throw a monkey wrench into the works.

Wrong Side of the Law

His thoughts turned to the next item on his list, how he could use histalents to help improve the Powell’s business. He had a few ideas but he wasn’t about to approach either man with them until he was certain he was on the right track. And, with luck, I’ll find out if I am while I’m there working on the security for the shop. Presuming of course they decide to use me.


The Powell’s did hire Dirk. Mr. Powell ordered the glass for the display cases once he convinced Dirk he couldn’t afford any brand new, ‘fancy-yancy’ cases as he put it. While he waited the three days it took for the glass to arrive, Dirk installed new bullet style security cameras in areas where they’d do the most good, and be the most visible. As he pointed out, when a camera is visibly scanning a certain area, just seeing it can be a deterrent to someone planning on stealing a camera, a gun, or any other valuable the shop had on display.


Chapter 9