A Perfect Crime (TWS)

"Well, ma'am, it's like this. I just swam into town - for reasons I won't bore you with - and I wanted to find a, shall we say, sponsor to help me while I get my bearings in here. And maybe bribe someone to get me a citizenship ID and crime license."

"You're proposing a partnership, then? Just what do you have to offer me?"

"Well, I've got a knack for DJ services, and bartending."

"I am quite satisfied in those regards," she said, her eyes narrowing. "Surely you have something more interesting to offer me?"

Right. I wasn't going to be able to get as far as asking questions if I couldn't offer something on the illegal side, something that she wouldn't be able to get herself. Hadn't really thought of that part of it when planning out my fake identity.

So just what sort of criminal enterprise was I going to pretend to offer her a hand in?