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"Your partners in the law fir smelled several in the reception area, he assumed the law fir Sherry know that if she couldn’t deal with this on a strictly professional basis, he’d look elsewhere for help

She s his drift "For our friendship, Jake, I won’t charge anything for ain on Alicia "So exactly how did you get yourself into thisAlicia before she could say a word "Tellwhat happened"

Chapter 20

Mario swore at Danny as he paced around his condo in Breckenridge "What the hell do you mean Rudy’s in police custody? And didn’t I tell you to… hell, disappear?"

"The police were keeping a tight lid on Rudy’s arrest Hell, I dropped by Alicia’s apart his cell phone while he aiting there to see if she returned Not only were the police there, but Alicia was co out of her apartment with three othera uniform, but they all took off in two vehicles"

"And you followed them"

"Hell, yeah Froh the country and pulled off on a private paved road I couldn’t see it, but I iine a house is tucked back into the woods"

"Why didn’t Rudy use his phone privilege to call you so you’d tell et hieant inforotten his phone call"

Mario stared at Danny "You didn’t get a call"

"No, sir"

"Hell I want hi he shouldn’t Did Celinas say he’d gotten in touch with Rudy?"

"No I called the lawyer right away He hadn’t had any word, so he went down to the jailhouse, and they said Rudy already had a lawyer"

"Who?"

"Souy named Alistair Gray He’s a lawyer in the area, and he convinced Rudy he’d save his hide"

"Tell Celinas I want hiht And sir?"

Mario frowned at hi questioned by the Denver police Seems she was at Ferdinand’s condo e killed him"

Mario stared at him, then shook his head "Damn it, Danny I told you Jimmy said Ferdinand had taken her before we ter so to our source, she wouldn’t speak to them without a lawyer present"

Mario rubbed his chin, then stalked over to theand stared out "Was she still with the men she’d been with earlier at her place?"

"Yeah They’re sticking pretty close to her Plus they had another SUV full of bodyguards protecting her"

"Hell"

"You want ? It’s probably in Silver Town Celinas checked with the art gallery and learned Jake Silver is the artsy-fartsy lover boy"