Joe caught the knife and inspected it, pulling it from the sheath. The quality and craftsmanship were exquisite. Joe had seen a lot of knives in the last few years and this one beat them all, hands-down.

He was about to tell Roxie exactly that when the knock came from the door.

When Roxie opened it, the doorman stood there with an odd expression on his face.

"Hi, Miss Danvers. I think someone's watching the building...they've been circling the block. Today. Three times. They came while you were gone...with a message..." he said, finally, before collapsing in the door way, face-first.

Roxie would see the knife in the doorman's back as he went down.