Scarface: Pedro 39-s Pawn Shop Bug

The next morning, Pedro swept up the glass, plugged the bug into a new housing, and placed it gently on the counter. He dusted the display case, adjusted the gold teeth in the tray, and smiled his crooked smile.

Pedro didn’t call the cops. Cops were just rival gangs with badges. scarface pedro 39-s pawn shop bug

Scarface Pedro didn’t get his nickname from a knife fight or a bullet. He got it from a rusty box cutter while opening a shipment of counterfeit handbags. The gash ran from his temple to his jaw, healing into a pale, wormy trench that made children stare and adults look away. His pawn shop, El Depositario , sat on the corner of Flats and Fletcher, a grimy jewel box of other people’s broken lives. The next morning, Pedro swept up the glass,