Stepping in front of them, he said, "Ladies, get back to the cafe. You're
witnesses to a shooting."
"I'm not going back in there!" the one on the right said in a
near-hysterical tone. "I'm not! You can't make me!"
Snatching her purse off her shoulder, Cade said, "I won't have to. The
cops'll find you with whatever's in this."
Turning to the other woman, he asked, "Are you going to give me a hard time,
too?"
Shaking her head slightly, she said, "No. I didn't think we should leave,
but Judy..."
Interrupting her, Cade said, "Cool. Let's go, then."
Putting his arm through hers, he led the way back to the restaurant. After a
moment, Judy followed. Cade turned the ladies and Judy's purse over to Avery,
then stepped away from the group to have a look at the street below the window.
The street was empty of people. Between the blonde hauling the car upstairs,
the gunshots, and the blast in the sky, most of them had at least had sense
enough to get off the sidewalks and under the cover of the Rivage's
drive-through.
The rent-a-cop who'd been directing foot traffic across the street between
the hotels was one of those under cover.
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