“Subject on the move,” was the first word that came in over the Van’s two-way radio, and Teddy, sitting on the front seat with the motherboard in front of him, motioned for his driver to go.  The car in question, driven by Detective Malidec, was on video after one of Teddy’s men were able to plant a recording device beneath it.  Teddy’s uncles, Big Daddy, Sal, and Reno, and his aunt, Amelia, were also in the back seats, but all were able to see the monitor that Teddy was monitoring up front.  Joey was ordered to remain at the hospital and stand guard there. 

“Car One keep a safe distance from the subject car,” Teddy said into the handheld radio transmitter.

“Roger that,” replied the driver of the first car.

“He’s turning onto Malton,” said Teddy as he watched the monitor recording the car’s movements.  “Car Two,” he then said into the radio, “go to Jaxington.  He’s heading in that direction.  Pull to the curb and wait.”

“Roger that,” said the driver of the second car.

And on and on it went.  Seven cars in all, each turning off and one turning on as they kept Malidec totally clueless that he was being followed.  Teddy’s van stayed back the farthest, monitoring Malidec’s every move thanks to the planted cameras, and his relatives were impressed.

“Good set up you have here, Teddy,” said Big Daddy. “Mick taught you well.”

“Or he taught himself well,” said Amelia with a smile. She knew how protective her brother was about Mick, and she enjoyed needling him about it.

And they remained loose like that, as Teddy seemed to have it all in hand, until Malidec stopped at a red light.

“Slow down,” Teddy ordered his driver.  “He’s at a red light.”  Teddy’s car was one street over, and he wanted to keep it that way.

“He might turn off up ahead, Teddy,” said Sal.  “If he’s going to that warehouse on Roladeck.  There’s a shortcut that way.”

“How do you know?” Reno asked Sal.

“What do you mean how do I know?  I know, alright?  I’ve got connections to this town, and they have nothing to do with Uncle Mick.  I’m just telling him.”

“Thanks, Uncle Sal,” Teddy said, “but I’ve already baked it in the cake.  I have two cars waiting to take over if he takes the shortcut.”

“What I’m more interested in,” Reno said, “is that girlfriend of Teddy’s.  What’s her name again?”

“Nikki,” Big Daddy said.

“Yeah, Nikki.  You’ve got yourself a nice-looking woman,” Reno said.  “A nice-looking full-figured gal.  What you gonna do with all of that, Teddy?”

Teddy laughed.  “Don’t you worry about that, Uncle Ree.”

“Be careful,” Sal said.  “Reno roams when he wants to.”

“That’s a dirty lie!” Reno said.  “Besides, who’s your ass to talk?  I feel sorry for Gemma having to put up with you, is all I have to say.”

“Sorry for Gemma?” Sal asked.  “It’s Trina I’m sorry for!”

Teddy and Amelia smiled, and both glanced at Big Daddy.  Big Daddy shook his head.  “Testosterone,” he said.  “They have it, and don’t know what to do with it.  Come to Maine, guys,” Big Daddy said.  “I’ll teach you!” 

They all laughed as the light turned green and Malidec pulled off.   And as soon as he did, the driver of the car beside him pulled out what appeared to be a flare gun and shot into Malidec’s car.

“What the fuck?” Teddy asked as soon as he saw it.  He leaned closer to the monitor.

“What was that?” Amelia asked.

But before Teddy could answer, Malidec’s car buckled and then exploded into a massive explosion.  And Malidec exploded with it.

“Damn!” yelled Sal and Reno in unison, when they saw that sudden explosion.

“What the hell happened?” yelled Amelia.

“Follow that car!” Teddy yelled to the driver.  “Fuck the fallback. Follow that car.  Don’t lose that motherfucking car!”

Teddy had no cars in place for the direction the new subject car began traveling in.  It turned the corner at the light, and then took off.

“Back track onto Mercer,” Teddy ordered two of his cars.  The others were too far away.  “Forget subterfuge.  Forget not being seen.  Just don’t lose that car!”

Teddy’s driver did all he could to catch up to the car.  The two cars did all they could, as they reported in where the car was heading.

And then Teddy realized where his destination probably was.  “He’s going to the warehouse on Roladeck,” he said.

“How the hell you figure that?” Sal asked.  “He’s way out of the way.”

But Teddy had pulled a map up on the monitor when his video recording was stuck at Malidec’s fatally mangled car.  “He’s going in a circle.  He apparently figured Malidec might be followed.  He’s going around the city and circling back in, to get rid of any tails.  But every road he’s taking is leading him back to Roladeck.”

“That could be a big miscalculation if you’re wrong, Teddy,” Reno said.

“I know,” said Teddy.  “Drive to Roladeck,” Teddy ordered his driver.  “Those other two cars can try to follow him, but my money’s on Roladeck.”

“Yes, sir,” the driver said, and turned a corner that would take them there.