I realize that breaking into Shoalsgate is like looking down…

I realize that breaking into Shoalsgate is like looking down a Burrick’s mouth with a lit match, but it would pay me enough to lay low for a while. And it doesn’t hurt to be giving the police some dirty laundry to deal with either. Besides, with my luck if I don’t take this job I could end up in there anyway.

Thief II: The Metal Age, Quotes by Garrett

Source: Mission III: Framed. Note: Shoalsgate is the police headquarters.

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