One of the cops came back in. Behind my back, I snapped my cuff closed again, but the cop heard the sound and came over to take a closer look. "Hey, we’ve got Houdini here," he called out in the direction of the offices, while Lenny, unobserved, managed to drop the key onto the floor and kick it a few feet, where it became hidden beneath a car tire that for some odd reason had been left propped against the wall.