They Demanded $20,000 At 1 A.M.—So I Told Them To Call Her

were floor-to-ceiling glass so the people inside could be seen by everyone outside. The kind of place you went when you wanted to be watched.

Twenty minutes later, I was parked across the street. Even at that early hour, light blazed from the windows. A few couples lingered over drinks, reluctant to surrender their night.

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