Killing Floor

They reach the barbershop at one in the morning. The older of the two owners answers the door “like he’d been waiting for [them] to knock” (485). Inside, the younger owner leads them upstairs. He says they are not the first people to hide out in their shop, and he had a feeling big trouble was coming to Margrave soon. Finlay tells him they plan to take down Kliner; the man shows him a closet full of all the cash Kliner ever gave them. Reacher, Finlay, and Hubble strategize breaking into the warehouse. Reacher lies to Hubble, saying only Roscoe made a hostage message. He thinks if Hubble heard Charlene like that, his panic would make him useless. Hubble talks them through the layout of the warehouse, and they make their plan of attack. At two-thirty, the older barber tells Reacher someone is there to see him. In the upstairs kitchen, the barber’s sister is waiting. With the barber’s encouragement, Reacher asks the elderly woman about Blind Blake. She used to sing with Blind Blake when he performed in town, and they had a private spot under a tree where they would spend hours singing and talking.