"Hands behind your back" the guy orders.

Again Vinnie quickly does as he's told. Angering this guy is NOT a good idea.

Something hard and cold clicks firmly around his wrists. Handcuffs. Vinnie surreptitiously tests their strength. No give at all, he's not going to break them or wriggle out of them. This guy knows what he's doing!

The guy picks up Vinnie's gun and moves back, pulling out a cell phone. "All secure here Chief" he mutters into it. "yep ... , yep ..., got it".

He ends the call and points his gun at Vinnie's head again.

"Seems the chief thinks that if I plug you now we could save a lot of time and paperwork. 'Professional assassin shot dead while attempting to kill a federal witness ' is all it needs to say, sounds tempting dontcha think?"

Vinnie gulps. No reply is needed.