‘So what am I supposed to do?’ he asked, waving his beer in Dal as’s face. ‘Cut myself in half? I can’t watch the rear exit as well as the front, can I?’
‘If you’d watched the club farther down the road,’ Dal as said angrily, ‘you could have seen him if he had come out either exits.’
‘Yeah, I guess that’s right,’ MacAdam said, his face fal ing. ‘I had a thirst on me like an oil fire. I just had to put it out.’
‘Wel , he’s gone, and it’s my bet your job’s gone, too. Rico isn’t in the club, and Zoe’s missing. If anything happens to her, you’re for the high jump. I’l damn wel see to that! Get out of here and watch for Gillis when he comes out. I’m turning him over to you while I look for Baird.’
MacAdam hurriedly emptied his glass.
‘What do you think’s happened to Zoe?’ he asked, looking worried.
‘Anything can have happened to her. Get going before Gillis slips through your fingers.’
They went out on to the street together.
‘If I don’t pick Baird up, you’d better quit,’ Dal as said. He was cold with fury. ‘We’re responsible for that girl. She was one of us.’
‘Yeah, yeah; take it easy,’ MacAdam said. ‘I slipped up, but how the hel was I to know? How do you hope to find Baird? He’s got a start on you, hasn’t he?’