A Price for Balancing the Scales by W Earl Daniels

Author:W Earl Daniels [Daniels, W Earl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781696724913
Published: 2019-12-18T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 31

Berger’s desk phone rang. His receptionist said, “Herr Price on the line for you.”

“Herr Price, I have been anxiously awaiting a call from you.”

“How is Rouse doing?”

“I saw him earlier and his spirits were boosted by two letters he had received from home. I think he was the most positive I have seen him since he was so confident someone was going to rescue him from this situation.”

“Well, I hope that what I am going to share with you will boost your spirits too. Cedric and I have in our custody another member of the assassination team. Unfortunately, his story is very similar to Rouse’s. I’ll explain when I see you. Suffice it to say that we are dealing with a smart and sophisticated Mr. S. Before I tell you what I need you to do, I need to ask if you know a high-ranking police officer who can listen to the statement of the man we are holding and who will be able to secure him in such a manner that his custody is unknown. I fear that if the prosecution or anyone else knows we have this man in custody, it will ruin our chances of catching Mr. S. In my opinion, simply capturing others who can tell only the same story as Rouse will not help Rouse’s case. Only the assassin, or the one who hired the assassin, can free Rouse.”

“I understand and may know such a police officer.”

“Good. Here is what I need you to do. Come to the address where Empire Enterprises was located. Bring with you whatever you need to transcribe a statement from the man I am holding. Also bring the police officer to witness that proper procedures were used to take the man’s statement. Finally, I want the police officer to place the man in isolation without anyone knowing who he is and why he is being held. One of the reasons this is so important is that we are very close to taking into custody a second man who also had connections with the assassination. We’ll need to follow the same procedure for him as we do with the one I am turning over now. Mr. S. cannot learn that we have anyone in custody. Otherwise he may just go farther underground than he already is.”

“Give me an hour to pull things together and to get there.”

“By the way, Herr Smart will also have a statement regarding his trip to Berlin. The police officer does not need to be present for that statement because most of it is hearsay.”

“See you in about an hour.”

Huck then called Walker to confirm she was going directly home from the doctor’s office. With Scar Face secure, Walker would not need security from the doctor’s office to her apartment.

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