"i made my way toward the people lined up at the betting windows . if i saw tony i planned to tackle him before he made a bet , although the security guard was still giving me funny looks . i knew he was giving me funny looks because i kept sneaking peeks at him surreptitiously . i cut that out and focused . i walked from one end of the clubhouse to the other , scanning each individual , but i did n't see _ ..." What is the word in the blank space (_)? The answer is
tony