Chapter 79

First things first, however. He went apartment hunting in the heart of a depressed area of the city, quickly finding one which suited his needs. The owner, a man who had to be at least seventy if he was a day, willingly rented Sean one the several available apartments in the building, without being in the least concerned about checking Sean’s references.

“Now that we’re settled in,” Sean told Pax, “let’s see if we can make back the rent and then some.”

He decided to hit the house with the vacationing couple first, once he found out husband was an avid watch collector. They had been featured in a local antiques magazine, with pictures of the room created especially to showcase them.