I did not like the ending at all. Now, I admit that I prefer 'happy' endings, but that really was not my problem with this story. I would have been satisfied with an 'unhappy' ending in which Jensen did not behave like an idiot. If, after finding out that Bobby meant to kill him, Jensen had warned Jared and then skipped town with no intention of seeing him again I would have been satisfied. If Jensen had anticipated Bobby's reaction and had an elaborate plan, possibly including Bobby's murder and skipping town with all Jared's money, I would have been satisfied. But why oh why did a supposedly street smart con artist hang around town in places that Bobby knew he would be? Bobby strikes me as a strictly small potatoes local thug. New York is a Big city and its a big old world out there. There was no reason Jensen could not have hidden out until he left town.

This fic was disappointing to me because I wanted Jensen to be more like the Robert Redford character in 'The Sting' and less like a small time incompetent con artist.

I also did not like the way the ending left things hanging, but that's just my taste. We are left with the impression that Jensen is going to be killed, but hey, he could have gotten away. I know a lot of people like that device. It allows them to make up their own endings. Personally, if I don't like the ending I'm going to make a new one up any way. I just want to see what the author thinks is going to happen.

Isolda