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"They robbed their customers and fired you unjustly I have a friend who handles those kinds of cases He can get your lost pay and clear your record"
"So I wouldn't have to adot fired on a resume?"
"Not if you win, and you in Which company is it?"
"GSTS"
"Never heard of them"
"Not many have It's a small company"
He finished his drink and this ti him "What?"
"Can I have that cellphone before I leave the ball? I am short of communication just now and I have no way to call Jim"
"Of course It is yours to keep"
"No matter what?"
"Nothe Connellys for the evening, the cook decided to meet a friend for a movie At a quarter to nine, Teresa wished the cook well and happily watched her drive away too That left the house completely empty Even so, she waited a full ten minutesback
It was tiun and put it in her unifor out perfectly - ined
She went to the safe in Mathew's bedroo, turned the dial, pulled the handle down, and then pulled the door open To her relief, he had not changed the combination Next, she took the cash and the birth certificate out, and laid them on a nearby table She opened the checkbook, tore two checks out of the back of the book, and laid them on top of the birth certificate Teresa put the checkbook back; pulled a photo and a note out of her other uniform pocket, placed therabbed the checks, the cash, and the birth certificate, reht in his bedroom, and then hurried down the stairs to the office She sat down, spread the checks on the desk and carefully made them out On both, she boldly entered her real name on the payable to line and dated them with the current date The only difference between the two checks was the amount - the first was for five hundred thousand and the second, a coola little frayed when she opened the bottoe checkbook she found a few days earlier, and then recovered Mathew Connelly's signature stah fresh ink, and practiced on plain paper a couple of times It worked perfectly She held her breath, pressed the stanature on the first check She repeated the process for the second check, and then lightly blew on the wet ink