"I can deal with eleven," Shannon mused. They had a few hours yet to go through with his plan and then followup and see whatever else they could get through before Eli would be sent off back home.

Taylor tilted his head back and gave a quick notice that they were almost to the sporting goods place that doubled as Shannon's offices. Taylor knew better than to speak up when his boss was entertaining anyone else, but he also knew they'd been talking about doing something before getting there. Well, he could guess at his boss's intent, anyway. Stick around Shannon long enough and you started to sense the moods the man went through.

"Do it now, Eli. Change the car to look like something else 'til we pull into the parking garage. No one is to know it's us who arrived," Shannon instructed. "Capisce?"