COPS SPIES & PI'S: The Four Novel Box Set by David Wind

Author:David Wind [Wind, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DMW
Published: 2016-05-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Steven and Arnold Savak arrived at Steven’s house at ten past nine. After turning on the lights and putting his attaché case on the desk, Steven went toward the kitchen.

He stopped dead in the center of the living room. A feeling of apprehension sent his internal alarms clamoring. He looked around and spotted several things out of place. Not by much, just enough to tell him something was wrong. Two of the trophies on the fireplace mantel were in the wrong positions.

He turned to Savak. “Someone’s been busy.”

They went into the master bedroom, where the signs of a search were more evident. Two drawers of his cherry wood bureau were partially open; the closet door ajar.

“FBI?” Savak asked.

“Who else?” The feeling of violation grew stronger when they went into the kitchen, the evidence of a search even more blatant. It was as if the men who’d searched the house had gotten angry that they’d found nothing.

“What were they looking for?” Savak asked.

He glared at Savak. “How the hell do I know?” He held himself still in an effort to calm down. “Sorry, Arnie, this whole thing’s getting to me. Drink?”

“I’m long overdue; so are you.” Savak took two glasses from a cabinet over the sink and put ice into them. “The scotch still in the same place?”

“If the feds left us any,” Steven said absently as he looked around.

“Come on,” Savak prodded, leading Steven into the living room.

Steven followed obediently, his thoughts troubled. After Savak poured three fingers of the single malt over the ice, he handed Steven a glass and went to the couch. “You come up with any ideas?”

Steven took his time, weighing each word carefully. “A few things have crossed my mind, but I can’t be sure without more information. Something else doesn’t fit this picture. Why is the FBI involved? They spouted national security, but came up with a kidnap warrant, which makes no sense. Then those sons-of-bitches searched my house, looking for what I can’t even begin to imagine.”

He sipped his drink, rolling the scotch over his tongue before letting it slide down his throat. “What would happen to Pritman’s campaign if one of the senator’s upper-echelon staff tried to murder another member of his staff?”

Savak double-stroked the side of his nose with a knuckle. A thoughtful frown tugged at the corners of his mouth. “It could create a scandal that would knock Pritman out of contention, if it’s not handled properly. But there are ways of dealing with that kind of a situation.”

Steven wagged his finger. “Only one way. If I resigned from the senator’s staff and predated the resignation to last Monday. The senator would then announce he had asked for my resignation because of erratic behavior. Oh, boy, wouldn’t Simon Clarke have a field day citing all the cases of post war stress syndrome while showing Senator Pritman was so much the people’s candidate that he filled his staff with vets.”

Savak’s nostrils flared. “Pritman would never do that to you. And I sure as hell wouldn’t let it happen.

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