Vito and Marcus were still holed in that dinky motel in Morton, WA. Vito scowled as he typed into his computer. This trip has been a disaster in more ways than one. Albert got caught with the military police, and who knows where he's going to end up. Marcus ended up killing a park ranger, which got the cops on their tails. So, they were currently holed up waiting for the heat to die down. On top of all that, they lost track of Moe, and who knows where he's at. As far as Vito knew, Moe might not be in Washington, and this whole trip would have been a waste.
However, there's more than one way to track a rat, and a smiled as he looked at the computer screen. Marcus noticed the smile on Vito's face and asked, "Hey boss, what's up? Why you smiling?"
"Moe's tripped up," Vito said with a sly smile. "It seems our friend feels comfortable enough to reopen his business in a place called Moon Lake. Turns out he opened up a business loan, and it just so happened to appear on his credit record."
"So we know where they at?"
"Oh yes," Vito answered, his smile getting wider, "We got his address and everything. Now, it's just a matter of time before we strike."
"So, why don't we get up there and do our business?" Marcus asked.
"Because of your dunderheaded actions," Vito replied as he scowled at Marcus. "The heat's still too much for us here in Washington. The cops are gonna be looking for us. We need to wait a couple of days before heading up there." Vito turned to Marcus as he continued, "We'll go up there early in the morning, and then we'll catch the Charlestons unaware. Then we'll get your girl and teach Moe a lesson he won't forget."
Marcus sighed and said, "It's just...being trapped here, it's driving me crazy, you know?"
"Yeah, and it's your fault," Vito replied, "Something that you gotta learn is that you need to be patient. Now that we know where Moe's at, we'll get him in good time." Marcus sighed again as he turned the TV on to watch the news.
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Meanwhile, Moe was driving home from the realtor's office. He was happy with how things were turning out. His business was getting up and running, and he owned a restaurant again. The only thing left is to get some ingredients, make his pizza, and get the word out. There were two worries on his mind. First was the Gamboni's who were hot on his trail. So far they've managed to track Moe and his family from city to city. He'd hoped that the remote nature of Moon Lake and his friend being a cop would protect them. But if the Gamboni family did find him, would he have to move again. Could he protect his family?
The other thing on his mind was the mandatory were law. Moe was uncertain at first when he heard about the town being a town full of weres. As far as he could tell, the weres were just normal people...who looked like supermodels...and occasionally grew fangs and fur. While Karen had volunteered to be the family were, there were a few things on his mind that concerned him, especially about Karen being ready for this. But as his friend and neighbor Danny reminded him earlier, if she didn't become the family were, then it would fall upon Nichole and him. And this was something that he needed to discuss with Nichole.