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"She won’t," he replied, putting his gun away beforefor the other two men to dispose of Remy’s body They quickly wrapped it up in a blanket and carried the bundle up the stairs Corrado supervised it, turning back to Carone "Clean up this h his hair in a panic "Me?"

"Yes, andup the stairs "You know, in case I’ and she opens her any table filled the conference rooh space for people to push out their chairs It was cra as Corrado breathed the same stale air as half a dozen other men

He sat at the far end of the table with Mr Borza to his right, the lone court reporter seated beside the lawyer The federal prosecutor by the name of Markson sat on the left side with his two assistants, while a US Marshal slumped half-asleep in a chair by the exit Corrado wasn’t surprised they had enlisted security, given the nature of the case, but he was a bit offended they thought one pesky h to keep everyone safe

The clock on the wall read 8:23 in the s were scheduled to start Tension choked the silent roo for it to open, for so to finally happen No one see to be the first to verbalize as beco evident:

Vincent DeMarco was a no-show for his deposition

The clock steadily ticked away, another tenbefore Mr Borza cleared his throat "I think we can all agree this isn’t happening today"

"Just give it a little longer," the prosecutor said "He’ll be here"

"We’ve already given hiued "He’s clearly decided not to testify, after all"

The prosecutor scoffed "If he doesn’t show, it’s because so here"

"Like what?" Mr Borza asked "Traffic? A flat tire? Those are hardly good excuses"

"No, I ivehi You know that He was here before even you"

"Maybe so, but what about last night or the day before? What about last week?" The prosecutor turned his attention to Corrado, his eyes ablaze with anger and suspicion "When was the last time you saw Vincent DeMarco?"

Corrado didn’t have a chance to consider responding Mr Borza shoved his chair back, slaainst the wall as he stood "You know very well ation to be here for this nonsense, much less entertain your absurd, paranoia-fueled questions! Contact me if your witness surfaces and we’ll reschedule this sideshow Otherwise, we’re done"

The lawyer store, while Corrado stood, as calm as could be "Gentlemen"

"This has your name written all over it, Moretti," the prosecutor s "You won’t get aith this Mark my words I’ll have you off the streets by the end of the day"

Corrado wasn’t home for ing He ignored it, not in the mood to hu to give up after the third consecutive call

He answered with a sigh, hitting the speakerphone button "Moretti speaking"

"We have a problem"

Corrado closed his eyes at the sound of his lawyer’s voice He was tired of hearing Mr Borza say those words "What now?"

"The prosecution filed for an e on a ht risk and a danger to society"

Leaning back in his office chair, Corrado ran his hands down his face with frustration "What evidence?"

"Well, they’re citing the fact that Vincent’sto appear, but so far there’s no sign of him here or at his hoht They weren’t going to find Vincent

"It see device," Mr Borza continued "They tracked it to a location here in Chicago, but it turned out to be a Dun of a, uhyou know"

"A body," Corrado said, finishing the ht

"Yes"

Nervousness seeped through the phone, clinging desperately to every word It s

"That’s hardly what I’d call evidence of wrongdoing onfor an excuse Punishing me for my brother-in-law’s sins"

"While that may be true, it doesn’t mean it won’t work," Mr Borza said "You’re on trial for a statute they invented to be able to nail you for crioverns to suit the they’ll be successful"

Mr Borza hesitated Corrado knew the answer before the man even said, "More than likely, yes"

While he wasn’t surprised, given Mr Markson’s words fro, Corrado’s stoiveis scheduled for toht, but I stalled a bit It’s better if you aren’t present, I think, or they ive you about forty-eight hours to surrender"

"So the weekend," Corrado said

"So like that"