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“And she used his real name. Not to mention that this TechNation, a major mainstream group for IT specialists and computer geeks, not some top secret hacker cabal on the Dark Web,” he added.
“She was making sure that it was common knowledge that he was responsible.”
“She was setting him up,” Sachs agreed. “You were right. He’s a patsy.”
“But why?” I asked, shaking my head with confusion.
“Because I was right too. There’s something bigger going on.”
“Okay, then she’s the one who you want, not Trog.”
“So it would appear,” he answered, loosening his tie. Incidentally, let me note that he looked very good undressing. I wanted to undress too.
“So you’re not going press charges against him?” I asked, trying to stay completely focused on the goal of protecting my wacky client.
“Not if he cooperates.”
“What do you mean cooperates?”
“I mean that I want him to help me track his friend Deon.”
“Don’t you think that the chances are pretty good that she’s just told him a pack of lies about herself? That’s provided that she is even really a ‘she’ at all. I mean, for all we know Deon Flux might look like Deion Sanders.”
“Still, he’s the only one with a connection to her. If he works with me, this can all go away for him. Even if he can’t help that much, it’s the effort that counts.”
“And so you’re going threaten a man with jail to get him to help you, even if he can’t do very much for you, and even though you know that his offense was minor?”
“Look, Ms. Roth, a federal prosecutor is missing and my instincts tell me that this Flux person knows something about it. Your client may not be Public Enemy #1 but he still broke the law. I’m doing him a favor so that he’ll do me one. That’s all.” We had another one of those silent staring moments. I was starting to appreciate idle chatter.
“Fine, where do we start?” I asked finally. If he was going to use my client to further his investigation, then I was going to be a part of it too. And it had nothing to do with wanting to work closely with him. Okay, it had something to do with that, but it was mostly about Trog’s rights.
“We?” he asked, not sounding like he was completely onboard with that plan.
“Yes, we. You want Trog’s help, my help is part of the package.”
“I can’t have you getting hurt.” He was shaking his head dismissively and was undoubtedly about to change the subject but I stopped him cold.
“You wanted Lily to testify in a mafia trial. She could have gotten killed . ”
The words were out of mouth before I could stop them. Well, it had been weighing on my mind a bit. He looked distinctly unhappy about that observation incidentally. In fact, “cold” was a very appropriate term at that moment because the look he was giving me would have made the KL conference room seem like the Tropics.
“And I offered to put her witness protection,” he replied icily. “She didn’t want to leave your brother. I take it that no one ever mentioned that part to you.”
“Actually, they don’t really discuss it much to be honest ... ” I back-pedaled. I didn’t like the cold Boy Wonder. I wanted to go back to flirty Boy Wonder.
“You think that I didn’t care if the mob bumped off my ex-girlfriend, or any witness for that matter?”
“Okay, you look really offended. What do I know? I’m just some defense lawyer who represents old people who bare their asses and dress like dog droppings.” Hey, why was I putting myself down? WTF?
“And who obviously cares about her clients. But you think I’m a person who only cares about my career. Don’t you? People’s lives mean nothing me. Right?”
“Well, not that you didn’t care at all , I just thought that maybe you cared about the conviction more . And why do you care so much what I think anyway?”
“ If we have to work to together, we should treat each other with respect. How
“And she used his real name. Not to mention that this TechNation, a major mainstream group for IT specialists and computer geeks, not some top secret hacker cabal on the Dark Web,” he added.
“She was making sure that it was common knowledge that he was responsible.”
“She was setting him up,” Sachs agreed. “You were right. He’s a patsy.”
“But why?” I asked, shaking my head with confusion.
“Because I was right too. There’s something bigger going on.”
“Okay, then she’s the one who you want, not Trog.”
“So it would appear,” he answered, loosening his tie. Incidentally, let me note that he looked very good undressing. I wanted to undress too.
“So you’re not going press charges against him?” I asked, trying to stay completely focused on the goal of protecting my wacky client.
“Not if he cooperates.”
“What do you mean cooperates?”
“I mean that I want him to help me track his friend Deon.”
“Don’t you think that the chances are pretty good that she’s just told him a pack of lies about herself? That’s provided that she is even really a ‘she’ at all. I mean, for all we know Deon Flux might look like Deion Sanders.”
“Still, he’s the only one with a connection to her. If he works with me, this can all go away for him. Even if he can’t help that much, it’s the effort that counts.”
“And so you’re going threaten a man with jail to get him to help you, even if he can’t do very much for you, and even though you know that his offense was minor?”
“Look, Ms. Roth, a federal prosecutor is missing and my instincts tell me that this Flux person knows something about it. Your client may not be Public Enemy #1 but he still broke the law. I’m doing him a favor so that he’ll do me one. That’s all.” We had another one of those silent staring moments. I was starting to appreciate idle chatter.
“Fine, where do we start?” I asked finally. If he was going to use my client to further his investigation, then I was going to be a part of it too. And it had nothing to do with wanting to work closely with him. Okay, it had something to do with that, but it was mostly about Trog’s rights.
“We?” he asked, not sounding like he was completely onboard with that plan.
“Yes, we. You want Trog’s help, my help is part of the package.”
“I can’t have you getting hurt.” He was shaking his head dismissively and was undoubtedly about to change the subject but I stopped him cold.
“You wanted Lily to testify in a mafia trial. She could have gotten killed . ”
The words were out of mouth before I could stop them. Well, it had been weighing on my mind a bit. He looked distinctly unhappy about that observation incidentally. In fact, “cold” was a very appropriate term at that moment because the look he was giving me would have made the KL conference room seem like the Tropics.
“And I offered to put her witness protection,” he replied icily. “She didn’t want to leave your brother. I take it that no one ever mentioned that part to you.”
“Actually, they don’t really discuss it much to be honest ... ” I back-pedaled. I didn’t like the cold Boy Wonder. I wanted to go back to flirty Boy Wonder.
“You think that I didn’t care if the mob bumped off my ex-girlfriend, or any witness for that matter?”
“Okay, you look really offended. What do I know? I’m just some defense lawyer who represents old people who bare their asses and dress like dog droppings.” Hey, why was I putting myself down? WTF?
“And who obviously cares about her clients. But you think I’m a person who only cares about my career. Don’t you? People’s lives mean nothing me. Right?”
“Well, not that you didn’t care at all , I just thought that maybe you cared about the conviction more . And why do you care so much what I think anyway?”
“ If we have to work to together, we should treat each other with respect. How
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