Peter and Jack arrived in Richmond very late at night. They checked into a motel and the next day Peter signed a month’s lease on a short-term rental in the Fan neighborhood of Richmond. Jack missed his mother terribly and cried saying, “Where mommy and Chrissy?” Peter tried hard to make up the loss by taking Jack with him everywhere he went.

Leaving the wagon in the attached garage, Peter and Jack walked out to a main street and hailed a cruising cab. Peter gave him the address of a Ford dealer. After the cab dropped them and left, Peter picked Jack up, crossed the busy street and went into a Cadillac dealership a block away. A sales man hurried up and asked if he could help them. Peter responded, “Yes. I’m looking for a new or late model Cadillac, probably a sedan.”

After looking at the new models with no sale, the salesman said, “We have a late model sedan with very low mileage. It has a few scratches and dents. Would you like to see it?”

“Yes.”

“It’s the white one sitting over there. Would you like to drive it?”

“No. I assume you have some kind of a warranty?”

“Yes, we do. Just like a new one.”

After dickering over the price, Peter said, “Okay. Is it ready to go?”

“Yes, it was just prepped. How will you pay for it?”

“I assume you take cash.”

“Yes we do. But it is a bit unusual.”

“I’m going through a divorce and do not want to display all my accounts to blood sucking lawyers.”

“Ten thousand will pay the cost of the car. There will be a little more for taxes.”

“Draw up the sales agreement. We have a deal.”

Back at the rental, Peter transferred all the cargo in the wagon to the Cadillac. Then he and Jack went for a ride into one of the higher crime areas of Richmond. Peter left the keys in the unlocked wagon and he and Jack walked away. Peter had no doubt the wagon would be gone within the hour. He had broken the name chain. There was nothing that could link Brandon to Webb to Kincaid. After resting for a few days, the Brandons left for Florida.

Peter established the first Brandon bank account by depositing $8,000 into a bank that had branches throughout the South. He also rented a safety deposit box and paid three years in advance. He left a sack of diamonds, several ounces of gold, and $100,000 in currency, all in the Brandon name. It felt good. If only Marie and Christina could be here, he thought.