Dmitriy moved closer to the screens.He spotted Anastasia but didn’t give any sign that he recognized her.
“Is there any way you could access the security footage from six months ago?”
“Not from here.That shit would be in storage, especially if they handle it on tapes, or it gets wiped over.”
Dmitriy looked at all the cameras and there were a lot.More than he recalled Gnesin ever having.He came to the bottom corner, and it wasn’t quite clear.
“This one, can you make this bigger?”
That main camera came to life on all the screens, and Dmitriy stared into the cage of Nikolai Gnesin.The head of the Gnesin Bratva was in a cage, with no way to escape.
“Fuck!”
He wanted to be wrong.
He wanted Gnesin to some way be in cahoots with the Gambinos.
“Well, shit,” Jack said.
Dmitriy looked at the image.Anastasia was going to have trouble locating him.
“What do you want me to do?”Jack asked.
He stared at the image.
“I need to figure out a way inside.”
****
Anastasia stared atthe computer screen and she saw Gnesin locked up.Dmitriy had already made the introductions, and Jack was sitting behind his computer desk as Dmitriy paced.
“Is there anyone we could call?”Anastasia asked.
“There’s no one, not unless we put Gnesin at risk.”
“You think the Gambinos are listening in?”Jack asked.
“They were able to infiltrate his home, and I think at this point, we’ve got no choice but to assume the worst.”
She looked at the surrounding cage.“That has to be the basement, right?”
“With one access,” Dmitriy said.“So don’t even for a second attempt to think what I know you’re thinking.”
“You can read minds now?”Jack asked.
“She wants to get to the basement.”
She rolled her eyes and looked toward Jack, then to Dmitriy.“Someone needs to get to him to let him know we’re trying to figure this out.He might have someone we can call.”
“It’s too risky.”
“At lunch, I believe that is when the guards leave their stations,” Anastasia said.
She watched as he ran fingers through his hair.
“No.”
“Damn it, Dmitriy, you have got to give me a chance here.”
