“Down the hall to your left,” the officer replied. “If you aren’t back in ten minutes, I’m going to send a female officer in after you. Just so you know.”
“Aren’t you worried I’ll climb out a window?” K.J. asked.
“We’re on the second floor, ma’am,” the officer replied. “You look like you know better.”
While they talked, Tony crept out of the room and began walking down the hall in the opposite direction. His heart was racing, but he willed himself not to panic. Eyes forward, he thought. Look like you belong.
Somehow, he made it out. There was foot traffic in the hallway, but nobody stopped him. He took the stairway down and strolled out the front door. The front desk receptionist even wished him a nice day. Jackson would undoubtedly be furious when he found out, but Tony tried to put that out of his mind. He had other business to attend to.