Of Whom I Am Chief by Jim Bridges

It had never started out as a con, but it sure was now. A big one. And there was no easy way for James to end it. In fact, he had long ago had lost interest in trying to do so. He had moved from worrying about his crime to planning his escape. All of the pieces were in place and it was time to run. But was it really going to be that easy? Is anything ever that easy?