Beat had been looking around every corner and scanning every crowd for any sign of his sister or his friends-- or anybody who looked like they knew what they were doing, for that matter.

"Guys 'at run th' place?" Beat repeated. "Nah, man, I ain't heard anythin' 'bout 'em." He knew all about Pinky and Lollipop, of course, but Lollipop had claimed they had nothing to do with this place. And he really had no reason to lie, even if he was a Reaper. "What you heard?"