The Bradys were elated.
The birds were at last in their hands.
Escape was out of the question.
The detectives took in the full situation at a glance.
Not one of the gang was capable of offering much resistance. The Bradys quickly planned their coup.
After Ah Ling had gone, the two detectives laid their plans.
Nobody in the place noticed them. Old King Brady whispered:
“Everything is coming our way. Now, I’ll first slip over and put the handcuffs on Collins.”
“Yes.”
“He’ll never know it for he is too deeply asleep.”