Today’s excerpt is from Pool
Of Blood, Book #3 of the Becker Trilogy. Using the illegal recording system Jim set up
at Hoyer’s home, the group now knows for sure he’s behind any number of evil
things…including the attempt on Michelle’s life and the legal problems of
Lorri’s brother. Enjoy and have a wonderful day.
m.j.
They ignored
other innocuous conversations, until Dooley arrived. The two men didn’t speak until they reached
Hoyer’s den. Once there Hoyer offered Dooley a seat, then got right to the
point, “I have something I want you to do.
You will be well-compensated…very well-compensated. Before I get to the new matter, I want to
congratulate you on the fine job you did on the Nessing matter. You more than earned your money.”
With Michelle
about to explode as she listened, Hoyer continued, “Now to this new
situation. I want you to find out what
court dates Michelle Becker has upcoming.”
As he spoke,
Hoyer put a hundred thousand dollars in hundred dollar bills on his desk.
Dooley
swallowed. “May I ask a question?”
“No. You may do as I ask. When you bring the list of her court dates
here—don’t call—you can have the hundred grand I just put on the desk. Agreed?”
“Yes, sir. Since it’s Friday, late, I won’t be able to
get that information before Monday.”
“Very well…I
will expect you Monday—make it eight that night. I have other things to attend to before
then. Here’s a bonus for the Nessing
job.”
Dooley swallowed
as he took twenty thousand dollars in hundred dollar bills from Hoyer. He thanked him, then left as fast as he
could, with no further conversation between the two men.
After he left,
Hoyer poured himself a stiff drink and thought about Dooley. He could tell the man was frightened—or at
least upset about getting the information of the Becker woman. He only hoped he would do as told, without telling
anyone. But he knew if the information
led to her death, he might crack. So he
decided he would have to instruct Newton to eliminate Dooley after he took care
of Becker…maybe even before. The more he
thought about it, he decided before was the better choice.
For his part, as
he drove away from the mansion, Sam Dooley was sickened at the thought of what
he knew he would go ahead and do. He had
no doubt Hoyer had been involved in the shooting at the courthouse, because he
knew about the case Michelle had won against him. As much as he knew he should report what he
knew to the police, he also knew that eventually what he had done with the
Nessing case would come out. Not only
was there the likelihood he would lose his license to practice law, but he
might even wind up in jail. There was
also the matter of the money—he wanted it.
Now, as Dooley
was drinking himself into a stupor in his house, those in the Becker household
were listening to the conversation. When it ended, Jim hit the pause button on
his laptop. He looked at Lorri, who had
tears rolling down her checks. “It’ll be
okay, Lorri. We’ll fix this for you.”
Bob, sitting
nearest to Lorri, put his arm around her and stroked her hair. She shivered, then muttered, “What an awful
man. If he only knew how hard I worked
to get him his money…”
Michelle was as
angry as she had ever been in her life.
“This bastard is done! If it’s
the last thing I ever do, I’ll see him disbarred and in prison! It’s a shame we can’t use this recording in
court.”
Jim shook his
head. “No—but we can use it.”
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