Chapter 8 The next morning Steve called Ralph. Rafferty listened to one side of the conversation. "Ralph, Steve." "Yeah, it was kind of a shock but thanks for getting it to me." "I appreciate it. I don't need much right now just some information. Do you have anything on where that video came from or who is getting the money?" "Well, can you email me the...
Everyone looked at Steve in shock. He sat, alone, in the ME's office as the whole place swarmed with detectives. Rafferty had immediately called the Lieutenant and he had rushed over with half of the other officers from the office. Steve knew he would be put on the suspect list, immediately, as husbands always were, especially when there was an indication...
Chapter 4 They had the subpoena just before lunch and immediately headed out to Attorney Cogborns office. and the reception desk in the sumptuously appointed lobby " I need to speak with Mr. Cogborn." The receptionists cool and rather disinterested gaze gave testimony to the ease with which she was accustomed to handling unwelcome clients. "Mr. Cogborn i...
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It was nearly noon when the burner phone rang. She was sitting on the bed tailor style and he was in one of the recliners. She grabbed the phone and answered. "Rafferty" "Got it. Put it in my office dropbox." She hung up the phone. "Your appointments are starting to materialize. Apparently, whatever you did yesterday is starting to pay off." "I kne...
He looked around the house and cursed. "That fucking bitch! Damn It!" The whole house was a mess. The pots and pans from dinner, the night before, were still on the stove and the sink was full of dishes and pots from dinner two nights ago. The dirty laundry, in the bedroom, was stacked higher than the hamper it was supposed to be in, there was trash everyw...
Where Mitten and the other new students are instructed on the proper etiquette for receiving discipline. * The morning brought on a new salvo of apprehensions. All of the girls were awakened by a bell rung by Juniper Lee at exactly 5:30 AM. The girls of Charity wing were instructed to pair up, shower and prepare for their morning. As is normal for most f...
He took her by the arm and led her away as she looked at him in shock. They were soon back in the car. "We need to know what this Dashwood Society is, who belongs, anything we can find. Don't forget to talk to vice and set up meets with the first officers on the scene and the shift supervisor who was there." "I can do all that from home. Is there anywhere...
I hadn't expected this; I wasn't prepared for it to happen. I had decided that I would be stupid to do what I was doing, that I would just go through the motions. I couldn't even imagine it happening to me this way. But it wasn't turning out the way it was, why? Because I wasn't expecting to even begin to enjoy what was happening, and that's not the way it s...
'Come join us. Imagine yourself comfortably seated in a soft, cushioned chair in a dimly lit corner of my living room. I myself am in the center of the room, seated in a chair appropriated from the dining room set, my legs languorously apart, my arms draped over the sides. It's a warm spring afternoon, and a light breeze lifts the gauzy curtain at the window...