"What happened?" I asked.
"I don't know—but I've got an idea. I got about a hundred yards up the street when I spotted this guy tailing me. I yelled, and he ducked. At the same time, this other fellow started running toward me across the street. I burned him down, and ducked in here just as the bird on the roof opened up. That's it, until you came along."
I swore. I didn't go for three men gunning one girl. I looked over the top of the railing. One or two people were starting to come out of doorways.
"Maybe we'd better get out of here," I said.
We ran up the street to another alley. She re-holstered her guns on the way, revealing a lot of what the dress advertised.
We stopped inside the alley and caught our breaths. "Well, anyway," I said, "I know what you're in this for."
She looked up sharply. "What?"
"You need money to buy some underwear with."
She slammed her hand into my face. I ducked back, and stood there, blinking.