Dog Pound, Book #3 of the Janitors Series - Bad guys move ahead with plan after kidnapping.

Today’s excerpt is from Dog Pound, Book #3 of the Janitors Series.  Now knowing the plan was right on schedule, Lloyd moved ahead with the next step.  Enjoy and have a great day. 

m.j.

 

As soon as Dale Martin returned to the hotel, he called Lloyd Wallace.  “They’re at sea, no problems.”

“Thank you, I’ll be in touch,” replied Lloyd.  Then he hung up and sighed in relief.  There was no point in telling Martin the police had already called with the information that Billie Jo Lane had apparently been kidnapped.

That had come about because her friend, who owned the Suicide Prevention Center, told the police she was staying at the Hawaiian Sunset.  The police, in turn, contacted the manager there and were told that her manager was also staying at the hotel.

After taking a deep breath, Lloyd called the police and asked for Sergeant Mark Yomo, the policeman who had called him earlier.  When he had Sergeant Yomo on the line, he nearly whispered, “I’m afraid your suspicion that Miss Lane had been kidnapped was correct.  I just received a ransom call.  They want five million dollars.” 

Detective Sergeant Yomo sat up in his chair.  “I’ll be right over.  It’s best you stay in your room for now, in case they call back.  Do I have your permission to tap your phone?”

“Yes, of course.”

“Please give me your cell phone number, and we’ll tap it as well.”

Lloyd did as asked, then hung up.  His next steps were already planned.  He called Abe Finefield, the head of Gibbon Studios, who were due to start shooting the new Billie Jo Lane film in less than three months.  “Abe, this is Lloyd Wallace.”

“Do you know what time it is?”

“Sorry, Abe.  I’m calling from Hawaii.  Billie Jo has been kidnapped.”

Abe Finefield sat bolt upright in his bed and screamed, “What!  Kidnapped?  How?”

 “I don’t have all the details yet, but I have received a ransom call demanding five million dollars.  Billie Jo doesn’t have that much in liquid assets at this time—maybe half, if I scramble.  Can I count on you for help on that front?”

“Hell, yes!  We’ve got to get her back.  Have you contacted the police and FBI?”

“Just the police.  They contacted me before the kidnappers did.  When they called, they weren’t sure she’d been kidnapped, but the ransom call to me verified she had.”

“I think the FBI should be contacted at once.”

“I agree.  As soon as I hang up with you, I’ll call them.”

“Good, get to it.  How do I contact you?”

“I’m at the Hawaiian Sunset, room 1472.”

“Thanks.  I’ll be in touch.”

After hanging up with Abe, Lloyd called the local FBI office.  When he had someone on the line he swallowed. “Hello, this is Lloyd Wallace, the manager for Billie Jo Lane.  She’s been kidnapped, with a ransom of five million dollars demanded for her safe return.”

The voice on the line replied, “Just a moment, sir.”

Soon thereafter a voice came on the line.  “Hello, I’m Special Agent Justin Morehead.  May I be of service?”

“Yes, sir.  I’m Lloyd Wallace, Billie Jo Lane’s manager.  She has been kidnapped and I received a ransom demand.”

“Have the local authorities been contacted?”

“Yes.”

“In cases like this, they have jurisdiction unless we have reason to believe that Miss Lane has been transported across state lines.  There’s little we can do except advise and be of any assistance the local authorities may request.”

“A Sergeant Yomo is on his way to see me right now.  Could you possibly stop by also, at my request?  I’m at the Hawaiian Sunset, room 1472.”

“Yes, very well.  I’ll come right over.”

“Thank you.”

 

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