I knew if Lorne caught me feedin' muffins to Tres, he was be castin' a kitten. I also knew, with the murder of local mob boss Shamus McGinty, my beautiful G-Man would be hittin town soon. Loren hates it when I call him beautiful... When the whole nasty business of muffin prohibition came along and The Ritzy Muffin started to go under, it was Lorne that stood by me, him and AJ and Gyn, their my family now.

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It was well after midnight when AJ and Gyn made it back to the Ritzy and from the looks of AJ's face, I could glean it had been a profitable night. I flashed them a motherly smile.

"Have y'all eaten? I kept some soup warm for ya."

AJ's smile was so charming you would never guess how dangerous he could be. "No Miss Myna, Madame WaiYu was kind enough to make sure we had our fill."

"Your face looks a bit worse for the ware, I hope the other bloke kissed the mat."

"He did indeed!" Gyn said excitedly. "It was a sockdollager!"

I gave them both a sly grin, "I would expect nothing less. Well you both best turn in, them sinkers won't fry themselves in the mornin'."

"Yes, Miss Myna." They spoke in unison. As they turned to head upstairs I asked AJ to stay behind.

"Did any of my pidgins happen to flutter by?"

"No Miss Myna, seems no ones beating their gums about this Shamus business. Have you heard from Mr. Lorne yet?

"No, I'm sure he will ring me as soon as he hits town. I was just hopin' to have some better info for him when he did. Thank you AJ, Good-night."

"Good-night, Miss."

There was a long list of people who wanted to see McGinty bumped off, he was a double crossin' piker, but the list of people that could have gotten the job done was a short one.

I figured I should take my own advice and catch 40, but just as I turned out the kitchen lights, there was a soft rap on the back door. Picking up the chef's knife, I had just finished washin', I stepped to the door. As I slowly opened the door outward into the alley, the door abruptly stopped and would open no further.

"Senorita, ju es in danger." The voice was deep and barely a whisper.

"What? Who are you?"

"Ju no need to know who I es."

"What do you mean I'm in danger?"

The next sound was footsteps running away. I flung the door open, only to get a glimpse of someone dressed in dark clothes disappear around the corner of the alley. Danger! Well, my G-Man is gonna love this!