Assassins (1999) by Tim - Left Behind 06 Lahaye

Author:Tim - Left Behind 06 Lahaye [Lahaye, Tim - Left Behind 06]
Format: mobi
Published: 2010-12-19T00:41:23.531000+00:00

THIRTEEN

Rayford grabbed his bag of cash and trotted up the tower stairs at Palwaukee Airport. Having seen two cars in the lot, he knew T had kept Bo Hanson from fleeing. Rayford's knee protested a few steps from the top, and he limped to the door.

He had been in the tower many times and knew anyone there had heard his every footfall. T waved him in from behind the desk, and Bo looked up from a side chair as if just realizing someone was coming in. Rayford had found Bo none too bright, despite his privileged upbringing. His bleached crew cut was caked in place, and he took a deep breath, Rayford assumed, to showcase his muscular physique. The pose didn't mask his fear.

"It's been a while, Bo."

He nodded. "Mr. Steeles."

"Steele."

"Sorry."

"What've you been up to, Bo?"

"Nothin' much. What about you?"

"Lost a dear friend recently. Two, matter of fact." Rayford sat, setting the bag at his feet. "Two?" Bo said.

"One was my doctor. You met him."

"Yeah. What happened?"

"Something he caught from Hattie."

"Oh. I heard about her. Bad news."

"What'd you hear?"

"It was all over the news," Bo said. "Plane crash. Spain, I think. I lost somebody too. Ernie got burned up the other day in California."

"I'm sorry to hear that."

"Thanks. Sorry about, ah, Hattie, too." "How much did she pay you, Bo?" Rayford said. "Pay me?"

"To fly her out of here, concoct a story, fake her death." "I don't know what you're talking about." "You approved the flight. Your initials are on the log. You didn't think to alter the plane's identification, so even though the pilot never reported in, his plane was traced to your brother Sam in Baton Rouge."

"He-I-I still don't know what you're talking about."

"You fancy yourself a businessman, Bo?" Bo looked at T. "I own part of this airport. I do all right." "Five percent," T clarified.

Bo looked stricken. "I have other holdings, other interests, other concerns." "Wow," Rayford said. "Impressive words. Any of those other things have names?" "Yeah," Bo said. "One of 'em's named None of Your." Rayford gave T a look and turned back to Bo, whose chest was heaving, his pulse visible at the neck. "I'll bite, Bo. None of Your?"

"Yeah, it's my business. It's called None of Your Business. Get it? Ha! None of Your Business!" "Got it, Bo. Good one. So you need payoffs from young women who want to disappear." "I told you I don't know what you're talking about." "Yet you haven't denied it."

"Denied what?"

"That you put Hattie Durham on your brother's Quantum and got her flown out of here." "I deny that."

"You do."

"I absolutely do. I had nothing to do with that." "It happened, but you didn't do it?"

"Right."

"But now you know what I'm talking about." "I don't know. I guess. But I wasn't even here." "Why are your initials on the log?"

"The tower guy called me. Said a guy wanted to refuel a Quantum. I said OK. If it was my brother, I didn't know that. And if his passenger was Hattie, I didn't know that either.

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