The parking attendant grinned.
‘I’ve already done that. I left it in a vacant lot about a mile away.’
‘Nice work,’ Baird said approvingly. ‘If they ask questions, tel them you haven’t seen us.’
‘Sure.’
Rico scrambled into the Packard.
‘Good luck, Mr Rico. I’ll stall them,’ the parking attendant said.
‘Thanks, Tim. Maybe I’ll be back,’ Rico said mournful y.
Baird let in the clutch, swung out of the parking lot, and headed up town.
MacAdam, who had been sitting in his car waiting patiently for Gillis to show, spotted Rico in the Packard. He thought he recognised Baird at the wheel. He didn’t hesitate. Instinct told him it was more important to go after Baird and Rico than to wait for Gillis.
He trod on the starter and shot his car away from the kerb.