Tonight was turning out to be a lovely night with good company. He hadn't intended it, but it was here and he planned to enjoy it. Movement caught his eye and he saw the two predators coming closer, the woman leading and the man being pulled by the hand. Eddie's eyes followed without moving his head. The barman handed them their drinks as the woman passed by Rhi, putting her hand on her waist to move her forward. Rhi was moved closer to Eddie.
And Eddie saw saw as the woman deposited something in Rhi's scotch.
The pair was gone in a moment - not enough time for Eddie to confront them. Rhi moved to take a drink.
"One moment," Eddie said, bringing up his hand, prevnting the woman from drinking. "I'm afraid someone tampered with your drink. Here, take mine."
He gave her his drink and moved the tainted drink forward on the bar for the barman, who was assisting another customer, to get later. What a waste of good scotch.
The woman, seeming to trust him on this spoke, "Thank you, Eddie. Why would someone do that?"
Eddie shrugged. "Don't know - people have different motivations for those things. You have business tonight?"
"Yes, I'd prefer to keep it." she said.
Eddie nodded. "I think the danger is minimal now and I'm willing to keep watch while we wait - if things get worse, we can reevaluate?"
She nodded and took his hand. "Let's go elsewhere though."
He smiled. "I'm following you."
Rhi began to lead him to another area of the club. He took this opportunity to scope the place out again, finding the woman and her man (was the Tan Li?) up in the balcony.
And Eddie saw saw as the woman deposited something in Rhi's scotch.
The pair was gone in a moment - not enough time for Eddie to confront them. Rhi moved to take a drink.
"One moment," Eddie said, bringing up his hand, prevnting the woman from drinking. "I'm afraid someone tampered with your drink. Here, take mine."
He gave her his drink and moved the tainted drink forward on the bar for the barman, who was assisting another customer, to get later. What a waste of good scotch.
The woman, seeming to trust him on this spoke, "Thank you, Eddie. Why would someone do that?"
Eddie shrugged. "Don't know - people have different motivations for those things. You have business tonight?"
"Yes, I'd prefer to keep it." she said.
Eddie nodded. "I think the danger is minimal now and I'm willing to keep watch while we wait - if things get worse, we can reevaluate?"
She nodded and took his hand. "Let's go elsewhere though."
He smiled. "I'm following you."
Rhi began to lead him to another area of the club. He took this opportunity to scope the place out again, finding the woman and her man (was the Tan Li?) up in the balcony.