News of this big caper came into Tisha’s ears. She learned more about it by just being in clubs and hearing the tuff thugs’ talk. They kept rehearsing it in words. They were being trained as a group by their leader, Bud. He was constantly drilling and filling their minds with his planned instructions. They blabbered this carelessly when relaxing at night spots. Tisha did never ask any of them about the job. The air was just full of it. For a few weeks she said nothing to anyone about this. She was not involved in it. So her silence was wise. If she spoke about it she might cause some worry and suspicion that could hurt her. She slowly decided to secretly speak with Ellis McCain and share what she knew. Tisha was very grateful that Ellis got all of her jewelry back. So she liked and trusted him. She somehow felt that she owed him a favor. This tip off would be it.
She did not know all of the details. She did not know all of everything about it. The general what, how, where, and when, she did know. It was enough that Ellis would want to hear of it. She went to the Bland Street Liquor Store for a visit. In the stockroom Ellis got clued in. He wrote notes on paper. Ellis deputized Tisha giving her an oath to say, a badge in a black leather case to carry, and a cardboard identification card. She was now an undercover police woman. Later she left. Ellis held back notifying the police. He had to plan better. In a few days he visited Howie, got him drunk on whiskey, and pumped him full of questions about the First National Bank robbery job. Howie did not know anything about it. He was busy buying stolen guns and selling them to crooks for money that he split with the Skulls. He told Ellis about this. Howie said proudly that now he was making some good money. Ellis again deputized Howie with an oath, a badge and a cardboard ID card. Ellis had separately deputized Tisha and Howie with an oath, badge and a cardboard ID card. They were now undercover detectives working with him. Both Tisha and Howie were crook gangsters involved in crime. Now they were secret undercover lawmen. Later Tisha learned more about big job from gang friends. She told