It's Sunday. Weather is warm and humidity is high. Seems like it may rain a bit.

Jack is resting his head on the couch while thinking about the next plan. There was this new Jewelry shop two blocks away from his bar 'Drinking Loop-Hole'. He had set his eyes on it for some time now. It has this huge diamond ring that could easily be sold 50 or even 60 thousands on the streets. However, it seemed like it was almost impenetrable. And that's when it hit him. Raymond_Reddington had worked as a legit driver for sensitive cargo. Surprisingly, he did not screw it up so he maybe he could go ask for the same job back and do the heist with people on the 'inside'.

He immediately picks up the phone and dials Raymond's number.
*tuut* *tuut* **click**

"Yes..? IT WASN'T ME FEEDING THE CAT MISS JOHNSON. THAT WEIRD NEIGHBOR OF MINE MUST'VE BEEN. ALEJANDRITO OR SOMETHING. Ah.. The phone.. Yes?". Jack lost about 10% of his hearing but kept his calm.

"Why the fuck are you yelling on the phone god dammit?", Jack said in a passive-aggressive tone.

"Whoops. Sorry Jack. But this Alejandrito guy is making a mess and I'm paying for it", Raymond replied.

"He's a weirdo alright, but I didn't call you about your domestic problems. I have an idea. Get your ass over here", Jack said and poured some whiskey on the special glass he had for such circumstances.

It was a very difficult morning for Raymond.
He had just woken up but the bell ringing. He was so hanged over and was just waiting for anyone ringing to leave. But it didn't happen.
The bell kept ringing and he had to get up.
With a huge effort he manage to reach the door but the moment he opens it, the phone starts ringing.
"This can't be happening" he thought.
His neighbor , miss Johnson, walks in saying something about her stupid cat.

He decides to pick up the phone. Maybe Jack needed him and he couldn't stand his whining.
"Hello, this is Raymond. Who dares to annoy me? Oh hi Jack"

After a short call he realizes that miss Johnson is still in his apartment.
"GO AWAY PLEASE. If you want anything knock to Alejandro. This weirdo is responsible for everything. Just LEAVE."

Locking the door behind her, he goes straight to his room to dress up.
Jack wanted him asap and he seemed to have something very interesting on his mind.

Alejandrito was sleeping late today, because that Loophole Drinking last night turned out to become Loophole Drinking quite early this morning.

Boy, he had a fun night, dancing with TheButcher, although some people had looked at him as if he was a lunatic that lost his mind.

Being the biggest animal friend in the whole apartment-block, before dropping himself in bed, he had managed to even still feed Ms Johnson's cat. And now, for his idea only moments later, someone seemed to be angrily knocking on his door.

The bloody nerve to wake me up at.. Alejandrito looked at his watch.. 1 PM in the morning.. he mumbled, before standing up and walking to the door. As he put his hand on his doorknob he decided to go back first to put something on. The doorknocking intensified and was now accompanied by some yelling.. It all hurt in Little Alex's head, but he persevered, found a towel, wrapped it around him and headed back to the door, opening it for Ms Johnson.

Ah, Miss Johnson.. You came to thank me?

As he was starting the friendly conversation with Miss Johnson, he saw Raymond_Reddington speed down the stairs, almost tripping over Ms Johnson's cat..

Miss Johnson? Your cat looks a bit poorly this morn.. afternoon!

Jack waited for a solid hour before Raymond finally came over to his house. He saw him enter the house completely disoriented.

"You lazy bum, you were out drinking again? How many hours were you sleeping?", Jack asked Raymond.

"Ehm.. It must have been a lot. I actually thought it was morning when we spoke!", Raymond replied.

"I hope you have good relations with that weirdo neighbor of yours. I learnt that he's an excellent driver. He could be our getaway driver when the whole thing goes down". Jack had gotten Raymond's attention now. He explained to him how he is supposed to get back his old job as a driver for the Jewelry and mark everything that could be helpful for the heist.

"What's left now is to contact this Alejandrito dude and see if he's willing to work with us. Make sure to get along with him", Jack said to Raymond. He did not look really happy with that last part.

Alejandrito ended up in quite a debate over Ms. Johnson's late cat. She seemed totally ignorant to his valid points..

She was fine when I last saw her! How do you know that she had a allergy for cocaine? Well, I can't make it more alive than it is now, can I? Plus, it has seven lives anyways!

She did not seem overly impressed by these very valid points and Alex was delighted to see Raymond_Reddington come back to interrupt the conversation. Alejandrito had no idea what he said, but Ms Johnson turned pale and turned around, walking away without adding another word..

Well, thank you for that, neighbour! Alejandro said.. It may have been that I gave a bit of the wrong 'meds' I got in Spaceman's pharmacy café to the poor animal.. How can I help you?

Yes.. I have driven before, Alex replied when Raymond asked about his driving skills, being a little cautious to tell about his history. Who is it you are working with? As Reddington answered, Alejandrito started to become enthousiastic..

Let's get together and make the plan.. This may have possibilities, Alex smiled.. Can you drive there now, though..? The amount of blood in my alcohol is not at a point I could get there safely, yet..

Time was passing by and Raymond_Reddington had not shown his face yet.

"He must've got trouble tracking down that Alejandrito dude", Jack monologued. He decided to take things onto his own hands.
He picked up the phone and called at Raymond's house. As soon as he heard the *click* he began yelling.

"Where the hell are you Raymond? I've been sitting like a bloody idiot waiting for you!"
Raymond did not have the chance to reply, as he heard a loud noise that must have been the sound of the phone being banged on the wall.

"Hmmm.. Maybe we should go?", Raymond asked Alejandrito.

"I suddenly feel better", Alejandrito replied.

Apparently Raymond_Reddington opted for the long waiting option to solve the situation and see the amount of blood in Alejandrito's alcohol increase. But after quite a bit of waiting, Raymond's phone rang. There was a lot of shouting hearable and Raymond did not really reply. He hang up and turned his head to Alejandrito, saying

Hmmm.. Maybe we should go?

I suddenly feel better, to be fair.. We have waited long enough for me to sober up. Let's go! Alejandrito replied, adding a chuckling ..and I thought I was the impatient one!

They went back downstairs, noticing Miss Johnson's door now had a black ribbon attached to it, and when they got outside, Raymond_Reddington threw little Alex his car-keys. It was a 10 minute drive to meet Jack_Diamond.

They'd be there in 4.

Lordian was walking along at a brisk pace. It felt like rain and he wanted to get to the Jewler's before they closed for the day. He had just finished his hot dog and paid the woman behind the counter. He grabbed at one of those complimentary mints they left out. He would need more than one, so he took two and popped them in his mouth.

"That florist is on the way over to the Jewler's shop, I;ll stop and grab flowers there, it's only 1:30, so I should have plenty of time."

He slipped his pocket watch back into his waistcoat and walked out the door. The clouds were gathering, it was going to start raining soon, but at least that would cut down on the heat a bit.

He put on his hat to prepare for the worst, he never owned an umbrella. He always found them so cumbersome.

As he made to cross the street, he heard the squeal of tires and turned toward the unholy sound.

He froze, right there in the middle of the street as this two ton piece of wreckage hurtled toward him at untold speeds. He caught a quick glimpse of the two men in the car before suddenly he felt an impact, and watched as the world spun. The last thing he saw was the car speeding past, and then the face of a man, a butcher by the look of him, as his head hit the sidewalk and everything went black.

Raymond_Reddington turned slightly pale as Alejandrito was ignoring all objects on his path, especially those birds that suddenly popped up like statues in the middle of streets.

Have you heard the theory of the survival of the fittest, Raymond? Basically it means that if a pigeon or chicken does not fly away for us, it shouldn't reproduce.. Look!

As the car bumped over a small object and the right side became airborne for part of a second, Alejandrito said

See! We are helping nature here! We are almost at Jack_Diamond's. Let me speed up a bit so we are even earlier than he expects.. Alejandro smiled as he sped past Lordian, only hitting part of him frontally, and Alejandrito cursed

Jesus, these people! They should work on road safety, here. You know how hard it is to get your vehicle safely to the other side of town in one piece..? Raymond..?

Alejandrito looked to his side at Raymond, who looked rather uncomfortable and not overly concious, which worried little Alex. Meanwhile, the car bumped over some other bumping objects and Alejandrito refocussed, turning the steering wheel away from the sidewalk..

Suddenly, he hit the brakes and the car came to a sudden stop..

It's here, right?

Raymond?

Raymond_Reddington?

Hmm.. You know what? I will give you a minute, but I will make sure Jack_Diamond knows we arrived safely, all right? I will see you inside!

It must not have been more than 5 minutes after hanging up the phone. Jack went on the fridge to grab a beer. While heading to the kitchen, Jack heard a loud screeching noise that probably came out of his courtyard.

'What the..?', Jack thought to himself before grabbing his beer from the bridge. As soon as he opened it, the doorbell rang.
'No way..', he continued his thought.. 'Raymond's place is at least a ten minute drive'

He went on mumbling and opened up the door, only to see Raymond's car and a dude that he had history with. Jack still had not digested the fact that Alejandrito got the jewels from his shop at 10% discount price.

"Ah, it's you", he said in a not so excited voice. "Please, please come in", he said while lowering his voice in an attempt to make Alejandrito feel awkward.

Alejandrito walked right through. Jack noticed that Raymond was not following Alejandrito.
"Ehm.. Aren't we missing something.. Or worse, someone?", he said and noticed Raymond at the passenger sleep of the car.
"Did you kill him? I haven't made arrangements on who's gonna keep the bar god damnit", Jack said and went over there.

"He's crazy Boss. Just crazy", Raymond stuttered while definitely in shock.

"If you managed to get this guy that much numbed, you may actually be a good pick for the job!", Jack said and laughed out loud.

He got both of them inside his place. They had plans to make. At this point, it occurred to Jack that Lordian could also be of aid. They would need a watchful eye on the whereabouts of the shop. He asked Raymond_Reddington to call him.