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“Now, that’s all I’m at liberty to say” Garland was all business now “If you have any other questions, you’ll have to direct theal department”
Ah, the legal depart to keep my voice even and somber “Thanks”
“Certainly”
I hung up, clapped my hands and said, “Yes!” The conversation had been short and Garland never gaveBut I would have bet one to Philadelphia to use the contents of his lock box to rat out the Kozmik embezzlers And, with any luck, those papers could clear Brad and point to the culprits
The next day, I had a lengthy conversation with the asshole attorney about the discovery dispute in the Divorce froious divorces I told him I wouldn’t withdraw my motion to compel until he’d provided better answers He said he had nothing e’s hands The judge wouldn’t like having to spend ties always prefer that attorneys work things out And my client wouldn’t like it,
because he’d have to pay for h his money quicker than a shoe freak at a Manolo Blahnik store
I left the office and picked up the photos of our suspect, then drove to CID to leave one with the homicide detective on the Sondra Jones murder At the front desk I was referred to Detective James Willard He wasn’t in I remembered Willard from a case I’d handled as a public defender He was the stoic, cynical type Walt and I would have difficulty convincing hiation from Brad—with a possiblebusiness with Koz time
I gave the desk sergeantWillard to call me As I turned to leave, I saw another familiar face—Detective Martin Derry, whom I’d dealt with on several occasions, not always happy His navy suit enhanced his blue eyes He stopped beside me
“Do we have business?” he asked
“No I’m here about one of Detective Willard’s cases” Despite the tension between us, I felt regret He, on the other hand, looked relieved
I’d last seen Derry several ent while investigating a hoents fro like flies all over the matter Derry and I were hardly pals Nonetheless, he ended up as the “good cop” to the FBI’s “bad”
My problean when I worked as a public defender I’d won an acquittal for a ainst him had been mishandled Sometih it happened years ago, I knew that time doesn’t always heal wounds
“Anything interesting?” he said, drawing me back to the present
“The Sondra Jones murder”
“Oh, yeah” Derry’s chin dipped in a seht Walt Shapiro was representing the perp”