Lucy was being serious when she said the door was in the storage closet; what she hadn't mentioned was that it lead into the storage closet, rather than out. Sure, it's a criminal's storage closet, but it still has a mop and bucket in it. Also, it's only about five feet square from wall to wall, so things are a bit close at the moment.
Lucy Diamond was still in shock. She'd been dumped. Ilenka, gun-runner and all-around girlfriend, had finally gotten tired of being stood up and ignored for what she called 'science fair projects.'