Mandolin Snow

Scene 3 - Act 1: Hail Ceasar
They'd done their homework.
For two days, they'd tailed her. They watched where she went (not many places, but it was a great primer on how to get around the vast city), who she met with (just a couple of people, but nobody familiar - not that anybody really was at this point), and what she did (mainly talk). There was a pattern and it was Ghost who finally worked it out.

Scene 2 - Act 4: Meet Mandy
All six of their group were sitting around the wide-open living room area of the suite. Nine was rummaging through the plastic bags from radio Shack, occasionally mumbling a "yes" or a "hmm, that should work". Tom and Ghost had taken off their coats as Ghost finished giving his story about the girl in the lobby.

Scene 2 - Act 3: I Feel Safe In New York City
As far as hideouts went, it was pretty sweet - no pun intended.
"The JW Suite is the signature suite of the New York Marriott Marquis featuring a contemporary style, large floor plan, mahogany piano and up-close views of the NYC skyline." So the brochure in the room had said. Nobody was quite sure what a "piano" was until Nine referenced the interactive database on the small computer he took from the house. It turned out that the piano was a large musical instrument, a string/percussion hybrid. It was pretty, and the sound clips on the database were varied and interesting, but nobody could play it.
