midnight
It will carry me back to Fifteenth ; then it will return and wait . If the man is not at the appointed place by midnight -- he must go in this taxi -- the girl will be carried off elsewhere , and you 'll never lay eyes on her again . Karlov and his gang are potential assassins ; all they want is excuse . Until midnight they will not touch the girl ; but after midnight , God knows ! What message am I to take back ? '' `` Do you know where she is ? '' Cutty spoke without much outward emotion .