The deal was struck and then they opened the cell and took off the ropes and the shackles. Devan rubbed his wrists and his ankles where the cuffs had been rubbing. Devan said, "It's about time now if you move, I will return to my room where I will be comfortable."
Marcus and Ben stepped aside and let him pass. Rodger said to Ben, "You better let the captain know the new developments so that he knows the plan has not changed it is just that he will be in his room instead of the cell. We don't want him to think that Devan is in charge. "
Ben hustled to the captain and told him that they had made a deal. He would no longer be looking for the girls, but still getting paid as if he was. They were still dropping him off before they went after them. The captain asked, "So what will your excuse that he is not with us be?"
