Several underlings and one private banker later, he managed to cadge the fact that a Palisades-based service called Happy Hands cleaned both Vander houses on an as-needed basis. “Who determines when it’s needed?” said Milo. “How would I know that?” said the banker. Click. Milo glared at the phone, stashed it. “So Huck does control the process. My gut’s telling me he’s split. But like I said, going public is always a double edge. With Huck living under the radar from the time he got out of juvey until three years ago, putting on the pressure could get him burrowed deeper.” I said, “Living underground can be an education.” “What do you mean?” “He may have been innocent of what put him in juvey, but the experience and what followed could’ve taught him nasty habits.” “Strangulation and mutilation for fun and profit… How would a guy like that get in with the Vanders?”
