98 The Next Day

"I found what you were looking for." Dominico's voice carried over the line smoothly. "It used to be a hotel. Fifteen floors, thirty rooms per floor, dirt cheap price. It's being auctioned."

"Why is it up for sale?" I placed my phone on the counter and set the volume to speaker mode so I could use my free hands to transfer some fruit salad from the bowl in the refrigerator to my personal bowl which already contained yoghurt and some expensive brand of granola. A refreshing breakfast was exactly what I needed.

"The previous owners didn't comply with some health codes so the city had it shut down."

"Nothing else?"

"Nope. History's clean. And it's in a great location."

It seemed great. A little too great. I was suspicious.

"How much?"

"Five hundred thousand."

"Jesus. Did they file bankruptcy or something?"