Aldo noticing Apples motioning he walked over and started speaking

"Sorry im late i woke up early and got here as fast as i could! Anything that needs to be done let me know"

Aldo waited for apples to give him the orders

Erida pulls out her feather duster and smiles as she hears the words she had hoped for.

"Right away!" She stepped actually into the head quarters and stood in shock at what they had done to the place. Her eyes just stared wide at it as she nearly tripped and fell over a beer that had fell and spilt all over the floor. "It's always nice to have customers that know how to have fun!"

Erida grumbled a bit as she despised cleaning and picked up a few things. She looked over at Ire who was simply just standing in aww. She knew that had anyone of the Joy Division done something like this then they would die right where had passed out. Seeing Ire still just standing there she motioned of her to do something.

After a few minutes of cleaning Erida started watching very carefully as to when she might have the oppertunity to take the painting.

Watched, mortified as the women walked into her establishment and nearly tripped, then she turned to Aldo.  She pulled him close to her quickly, enveloping him in a tight hug.  When he was close enough she gruffly whispered into his ear, “Can you not see we have company?  Watch who is around when you speak to me about business.” 

More loudly she continued, “Aldo, it’s so nice of you to stop by.  I am afraid you missed the other boys as they went out maybe an hour ago.  Can you please see if you could get Keenos awake and out of that chair?”  

She shut the door, and followed Aldo into the sitting room.  She stood in the corner, hands on her hips, watching the women retrieve empty bottles and half eaten food from her carpet. 

Anthony hated walking. Yet here he was hoofing it again. I bet they had a good laugh he thought as he spied TheBaron lollygagging in the truck. There was no one else around so Anthony just sauntered up and opened the passenger door.

Mind if I get in!

It was supposed to be funny, but TheBarons gun wasn't looking too humorous, and neither was the man holding it.

Sorry man, you guys left me so I walked. Put the gun away man.

As he complied Anthony climbed aboard.

So, where they at?

"Right away eve"

Aldo walked towards Keenos , now standing over his body Aldo smacked him a few times 

Keenos still sleeping Aldo knew this might take a while with one person he called 

"Anthony get over here and help me wake Keenos up!"

Aldo continued smacking Keenos and waiting for another to help

Erida kept cleaning as she looked over her shoulder seeing Apples watching her closely. Her hands were sticky from chocolate syrup she had just stuck her hand in and she found herself clutching back a gasp as her skin crawled from all the cleaning she had already done. Ire glared at her as she dusted a few things off and started to glance back over her shoulder at Apples.

Suddenly an idea popped in her head and she nodded to Ire

"Excuse me.. Apples..?" Erida half looked up as she polised the table she just cleaned off.

"Can you please show me the other rooms you wanted cleaned? I will go ahead and start on those and let Jessica here finish up in this room." She hoped so much that Ire had picked up on what she was doing and would know.

Apples walked past the quiet, angry looking maid, and rested her hand on Aldo’s back. 

“Honey, you’re going to leave a mark… give it up.  Stay here for me while I show the help around?” she murmured. 

She turned back and looked again at the maid who was still dusting the mantle over the fireplace.  Something about her looked familiar, but she was sure she hadn’t met anyone with such luxurious black hair recently .  She paused for only a moment, then smiled at the woman who addressed her, “Certainly, right this way.” 

She walked out of the sitting room and into the bar in the next room.  “There are toilets on through the doors to the left,” she said, pointing.  She pushed open a swinging door, the hearty aroma of pasta and red sauce wafted into the bar.  A quick glance told her that the meal prepared earlier was not stored in the ice box, but left out to spoil.  She let out an exasperated sigh.  “Through here, is a kitchen that needs some work as well.”

There was nothing that Ire hated more then cleaning, but there she was pretending to be a cleaner, dusting the place up and down and picking up cans as she tried to buy time for Erida to distract Apples.

Ire saw Erida making a move towards Apples, she knew they needed to get Apples away or there would be no way to steal that painting after all. Ire went around the room and picked up a huge trash bag to start putting some cans in, but in reality she wouldn't totally fill that bag, as she was planning to carry the painting in there from the HQ directly to the trash can outside.

As Erida mentioned Jessica's name, she slightly smiled towards the ladies without directly looking at Apples, after all, she couldn't afford being recognized. She nodded to Erida signing that she understood her plan and kept on pretending she was filling the bag with empty cans and general trash.

"This place is a total mess!" She thought to herself as she walked around that room.

From the cab of the truck parked outside Anthony couldn't see much so he grabbed a spyglass and climed on top of the of the boxed rear end of the truck. As he peered into the HQ he couldn't believe his eyes.

Baron! You got to see this man! They are actually cleaning up the HQ in there!

Anthony's laughter probably wafted up to the HQ, he just didn't care.

Apples left the maid to it, and moved quickly into the sitting room to monitor Keenos.  She sat on the arm of the chair next to him, watching the familiar maid stuff things into an open trash bag. 

Erida grins as she see Apples show her the other rooms, and gets a thought.

"Excuse me.. wait her one second I see that stain on the carpet from some wine spilt and I have the exact remedy that can get that out." She smiles as she scampers off looking once behind her to make sure Apples and the rest are still standing there.

Reaching Ire she snatches the painting off the wall and then runs.

"Damn it Ire common..." Her words are more then a whisper as she holds the painting and darts to the door again looking back realizing no one is watching behind her.

Keenos shifts at the exact right moment, and Apples turns her head just in time to see the familiar maid running out the front door.  For a moment she is confused... she didn’t pay the women. Then she realizes something is wrong.  She gropes Keenos until she finds his pistol, and then jets out the front door.  The vehicle is beginning to roll, so she aims her weapon at the back tires and shoots 3 rounds.  Both back tires go flat and the truck slows to a stop.

Her adrenaline kicks in as she sprints towards the back of the truck.  The truck keeps moving, but is well slowed.  Apples grabs onto the handle on the back of the truck and pulls the lever downwards.  The doors fling open.  Apples eyes lock onto the those of the maid wearing the Chinese make up.  Then she realizes.  She is looking into the eyes of Ire.  She is so momentarily stunned by this that the vehicle is able to turn the corner before Apples is able to react.  Wheels sparked against the pavement.  She began walking backwards towards her Headquarters.  She needed time to process what had happened here tonight. 

TheBaron tries his hardest to drive away fast, he is skidding down the road when finally pulls up to the front of the Joy Division HQ "Wow, we're back home. Sorry Erida but your cars pretty banged up. Its okay though I know a guy who can fix the tires and the bullet whole in the back". TheBaron looks at Ire "I think she noticed you.... did you guys get the painting?"

Anthony jumps down from atop the truck swearing and brushing off dust, twigs and the occasional leaf left behind by the tree branches smacking him around on the trip back. 

I swear, if the tires hadn't been shot out I would be dead on the road back there somewhere. But what really gets me is how did I end up looking like Strazzi did after the freezer job? I hope this isn't a trend.

Anthony heads inside to clean up.

Johnny walks to the truck and notices Anthony, he looks nice. Johnny walked to the back of the truck and looks at the paiting then back at Anthony.

"See why i didnt go along on this one, you look like me after the freezer job. Anyway lets get this painting out the truck and into the bar."

Johnny gets up into the truck and starts to push the painting to the edge of the truck then hopes down again. He looks around then looks at Anthony with a raised eyebrow.

"Where's Erida anyway?"

TheBaron gets from the drivers seat of the truck and lifts the painting down and slowly handing it to Johnny "We can't let this thing get a scratch, we went through to much to get this, and Erida would be pissed"

Johnny grabs the paiting and sets it down against the truck. He looks at TheBaron.

"You telling me, how you guy's pull off this one?"

Johnny pulls out a smoke and hands one to Anthony and TheBaron, he lights his and passes the lighter. He takes a puff and leans his head back against the truck.

Erida steps out of the truck in her maids outfit and smiles as she see the painting being removed for the back of the truck.

"How did we pull this one off?" She straightens her skirt and then looks at Ire and winks. Standing there admiring the painting of the dogs playing poker she looks down at her hands and sighs at how dirty she got.

"Guys can you take that in and put it in the bar? Just hang it on the wall where there is nothing?" She smiles as she runs up the steps and into the Joyful Division HQ.

TheBaron takes the smoke and lights it breathing in the nicotine "well the girls went in right and saw the place was a mess so Erida got a plan that if she could separate Apples from the room where the Painting was Ire could grab it. So thats exactly what she did. When Ire got the painting they hauled ass outta there and got back in the truck. Thats when Apples came out guns blazing shooting three of our tires out.

She got a look at Ire but got surprised and stopped chasing us. So we drove back and now here we are."

Johnny smiles at the idea and takes another drag of his cig. He then puts the cig in his mouth and lifts up the painting.

"Sounds like you all had fun, now lets get this painting insideand hang it up. And also we better hope Don Marston or Don Apples do not visit the HQ anytime so or we're fucked."

Johnny starts to carry the paiting up the steps to the HQ.