A man and woman played pool in the small room to the rear. The woman nodded respect to Alice’s police uniform, donned her jacket, and exited to the rear. The man gripped his cue with two large hands and watched her. With a minimal twitch she checked the corners—empty—and crossed to sit on the same stool as last time. The Professor had grown a scruffy beard to hide his gaunt face, a filthy apron tied around his thin chest. His eyes flickered from the TV’s busted screen and he saw her, hard blue eyes widening in shock.