Shop Bug - Scarface Pedro 39-s Pawn

For two days, he fed the bug lies. He talked about a shipment of uncut diamonds hidden in a fire extinguisher. He mentioned a drop-off at the old pier. He even sang a little narcocorrido about a man who trusted bugs.

A nervous man in a cheap suit placed a small, antique radio on the counter. “Needs repair. Family heirloom.” scarface pedro 39-s pawn shop bug

The bug arrived on a Tuesday.

On Thursday night, the pawn shop’s back door was jimmied open. Three men in black ski masks swept through, flashlights slicing the dark. Pedro watched from the mezzanine, a sawed-off resting on the railing. They tore apart the fire extinguisher. Found nothing. They tore apart the cash register. Nothing. For two days, he fed the bug lies