The hotel rooms had to be abandoned. If Leigh found out about the gathering so quickly, there was no question that Ramos would discover it as well. The next step was to set up ghost transactions to lead anyone following them away. Aaron had contacted his computer guy to set that up. Anyone trying to tail them would be lead on a wild goose chase that would move down to Philly, on to Chicago, and eventually all the way to the West Coast before anyone could become the wiser.
Aaron went through his closet and pulled out the clothes he was going to need. He then went to his filing cabinets and began to thumb through all his passports and other identification. He pulled out the ones he thought best for the job and packed those away with the clothes. He then reached over and picked up the phone. "Deb," he said to his secretary when she picked up. "I'm going on another trip. I heard about some Louis XIV's that could turn out to be a good deal. There's no telling what else I might come up with, though. Could you have someone bring my car around in about half an hour?"
Years ago, Aaron Mann had started a business to cover his tracks and launder his money. He now imported, exported, bought, and sold antiques and art. It allowed him to move around, be missing for days at a time, and move large sums of money all over the world. It also put him in close proximity with some of the best marks.
About twenty minutes later a driver and the daytime doorman were loading two suitcases and a trunk into the back of his Audi. He gave them both generous tips and climbed behind the steering wheel.
Vivian knew what it would take to get the money off of that boat. It had to be out to see. There the ship would have no help from any nation's coast guard. But there was still the defenses Ramos had himself. Who knows better how to stop a crook than a crook. That's where Aaron's specialty came into play. There had to be someone on board to cause enough problems to distract from what was really going down. It was his place to get people's eyes off of the prize long enough for them to swoop in and take Ramos's money and pride.
