Hmm, perhaps I should have said this earlier. There really aren't any "back alleys" on the Strip in Las Vegas. It's wall-to-wall casinos interspersed with parking lots.
The best you could do is perhaps a service/maintenance causeway in the bowels of one of the casinos. If you've seen the Clooney remake of Ocean's Eleven or Casino you'll know what I'm talking about.
Artis' knowledge of security systems would then tell you that's probably a bad idea since all casinos are wired up the whazzoo with surveillance cameras.
Still...
1. The back room at Rufus's store should HOPEFULLY be free of surveillance (except maybe friendly surveillance courtesy of Brian). However, if you conduct business there we will have to kill the goon or otherwise make sure he has NO way of contacting ANYONE before our mission is over, because he'll know about one of our covers.
2. Take him in a car out in the desert, do what you want there. Problem with that is you'll likely miss your date with Stewart, which is unacceptable.
3. Let him go after surreptitiously bugging/tracing him. This is dangerous but possibly rewarding IMO. Artis would be most agreeable with this solution.
Talking to ADS, he suggested that a tracer on Jess would be good to track her movements. Additionally he said that Jess should try and slip another bug on Andrew.
Just a few more things. The restaurant is going to be pretty packed, so a few more people milling around the place wouldn't be too noticable.
Brian should not be doing the resturant...its the most intimate setting of the three in my opinion, and thus the most likely that he will be recognized...at House of Blues, Brian could likely pass as just another rich executive, and at the meet/greet he'd stay well clear of the open.
Now why I double posted I have no idea...but it looks as if I'm on resturant duty anyway... no problem on my end. One question though, can I be told when Buzzard the uebergeek gets around to delivering my equipment? I feel so naked...
We'll say your equipment arrived before the evening activities.
As for working the restaurant, the place is crowded enough for Brian not to be noticed. I mean, if he walks by Andrew at the table that's one thing, but he's safe as long as he stays in the bar.
You can choose not to be at the restaurant, that's up to you...I just wanted to get everyone involved in the scenes to come. Just let me know if you want to be at the HoB and I'll alter the storyline accordingly.
Dieter
