Chapter 8There was a moment when Leon thought everything was going straight to hell.
Per their prior arrangement, they split up outside the Birdcage, Thomas slipping into the shadows while Leon went around the back. It didn’t take much to find Sue’s dressing room, but a man who made Thomas look tiny sat outside her door, clearly meant to be a deterrent. For a second, Leon thought it might be this Phoenix guy, but when one of the serving girls came waltzing down the corridor and addressed the guard, he realized he was just an employee.
He had to wait nearly an hour before the man got up to take a leak. Only then could Leon slip inside.
Susie sat at a dressing table, her back to the door as she brushed out her long brown hair. Her reflection in the mirror showed the vague blue eyes, off f
