It's About Time

Ch 7

Emmett shushed him again, "It's Kid Tannen!"

True to his word, Kid and one of his enforcers, Matches, were over at the barber shop.

Marty told him, "Hey, I just saw him at the soup kitchen yelling at Arthur McFly!"

Emmett explained, "I'm not surprised. Arthur does the books for his business."

Marty raised a brow, "What kind of business?"

Emmett admitted, "That's what the D.A. is trying to find out."

Marty suggested, "Let's go talk to him."

Emmett pleaded, "No!"

Marty asked, "Why not? Kid Tannen could tell us where Arthur McFly is hiding."

Emmett shivered, "Yeah, well he can also have us fitted for a Chicago overcoat."

With that, Emmett walked off. Marty walked over to Kid Tannen and Matches. Matches was shining Kid's shoes.

Kid complained, "What the hell Matches! You've got Kiwi all over my socks!"

He said, "Sorry, boss."

Kid huffed, "Get out of here!" Matches stopped what he was doing and left his boss alone. Kid looked up, seeing Marty there. He asked, "How about you?"

Marty did a double take, "Huh?"

Kid explained gruffly, "I'm sittin' at a shoe shine booth. You walk up. Either you are here to shine my shoes or you got a death wish. What is it?"

Marty shrugged and decided to shine Kid Tannen's shoes. That's when he eyed the hat Kid took from Arthur earlier. Kid was eating some peanuts out of it. That gave him an idea.

Marty commented, "I'm looking for a guy named Arthur McFly. He's my...um he's sort of a relative."

Kid stated, "Well, he's my employee. And he's very busy today."

Marty asked, "Since you are Arthur's boss, you know where he is, right?"

Kid answered, "He's at the uh office."

Marty raised a brow, "Where's the office?"

Kid replied, "I forget."

The youngest McFly tried, "So when do you think Arthur'll be leaving the office?"

The gangster huffed, "When I tell him he can leave the office." That's when he frowned, "Hey, you missed a spot."

Marty got the spot that Kid was referencing and kept trying.

Marty questioned, "Isn't that Arthur McFly's hat you are holding?"

Kid answered, "It was McFly's hat. Now it is my peanut bowl. Heh."

Marty asked, "Can I have some peanuts?"

Kid smirked, "Why not? I'm a magnanimous kinda guy." Kid held out the hat to Marty and added, "Go ahead...knock yourself out."

Marty asked, as soon as he had the hat, "Hey, Kid?"

The gangster asked, "Yeah?"

Marty pointed behind him, "What the hell is that?!"

Kid looked as Marty grabbed the hat from him. He huffed, "Hey!"

Marty ran off with Kid and Matches right on his heels. Marty hopped into the town square, gaining Emmett's attention.

He asked, "What did you do?"

Marty knew it was best to run now and explain later. As Kid and Matches were chasing after Marty, Matches collided into a gentleman just walking down the sidewalk. Kid quickly avoided them. He went into the town square, almost on Marty's heels again.