Sherlock Holmes in 2012: LORD OF DARKNESS RISING (19 page)

The man with the gun grabbed the billfold, opened it and said, “Is that it? No credit cards? Come on, man, where’s the rest?” pointing the gun at Moriarty’s head.

Barely understanding what the man was asking, Moriarty replied, “I only use cash – safer that way… .”

“Let’s go, Jimmy,” the other man said, “what ever is in that wallet will get us a fix… , let’s go!” he shouted, pulling his partner by the sleeve.

“Okay, okay. Let go, will you,” the gunman said, extracting the money from the wallet and throwing it at Moriarty’s face. “We’ll be back!” he then declared, rushing out of the room with his companion.

As soon as the door closed on them, Moriarty literally jumped out of the bed and went to lock the door. He then went to the bathroom to splash water over his face. This little incident left him to ponder whether New York was as nice a city as everyone had told him it was, back in 1891.

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