However, neither Zachary nor Jacob expected Raymond to confuse them further as he asked Billy, "If you can afford to wait, you can leave the bronze sculpture with me as a consignment. I'll only take 10% off the sales while you get the rest—how about that?"

Jacob was stunned and asked Zachary, "What the hell is he up to? Did he get too deep into character?"

Zachary shook his head. "I don't get it either… is he trying to keep the bronze sculpture to use as evidence against us?"

Jacob frowned. "I thought you said there was a gentleman agreement in this business, and the cops won't really care anyway?"

Zachary snorted. "He said he would keep it as a consignment, meaning that he won't spend a dime. What if he told all the antique dealers instead of going to the cops? He would prove that he's sharp, making a name for himself… and what can we do? Do we take back the bronze sculpture? Even if we do, can we really ask for it?'

"Fuck!" Jacob swore. "Then what are we waiting for? Tell Billy