Capitol Murder by Phillip Margolin

Author:Phillip Margolin
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Washington (D.C.), Murder, Political Fiction, Political, Crime, Murder - Investigation, Investigation, Suspense Fiction, Thrillers, Suspense, Fiction
ISBN: 9780062069887
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2012-04-03T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-six

The next morning, Dana called Brad at work.

“I’ve found a link between Jessica Koshani and Dorothy Crispin,” Dana said as soon as Brad took her call. “Koshani is rumored to be the owner of Executive Escorts, an upscale call-girl service. Dorothy Crispin was a law student, but she was also a prostitute who turned tricks for Executive.”

“Can you prove this?” Brad asked.

“Right now I don’t have anything that would fly in a court of law or anything Exposed can print without getting hit with a huge libel suit, but multiple sources have told me that your boss was one of Crispin’s customers and that he had some pretty kinky fetishes, S and M, bondage.”

“That’s something I’d rather not know,” Brad said.

“I was also told that Executive secretly recorded their customers’ sex acts as protection in case one of them tried to do something that would threaten the business. If Koshani had that type of leverage on your boss, there’s no telling what she could force him to do. Blackmail is a pretty good motive for murder.”

“That’s a stretch, Dana. And wasn’t Carson with Dorothy Crispin when Koshani was killed?”

“The medical examiner knows she was killed sometime on Sunday between noon and the early evening, but she can’t pin down an exact time.”

“I know for a fact that Carson didn’t kill Crispin. He was in D.C. Clarence Little is a much better bet for both murders. He’s an engineer, and he made pretty good money. He could afford an upscale escort service. Maybe Crispin was the call girl Executive provided. Maybe there was something Koshani recorded in one of his sessions that could be used to convict him of murder.”

“Good thinking, but I still can’t exclude the possibility that your boss was involved in Koshani’s murder. Do you think you can find a connection between Carson and Koshani? Maybe she gave him campaign contributions personally or through her businesses.”

“Can’t you get that information from public records?”

“I might, but you may be able to dig around in your office computers for records of back-door contributions.”

“I won’t do it, Dana,” Brad said firmly. “Senator Carson is my boss, and I’m not going to betray his trust to help you get dirt on him for an article for Exposed. I’m surprised you asked me.”

Dana didn’t respond right away. When she did, she sounded contrite.

“Forget I asked. You’re right. I’ll try to get the information some other way.”

“You know I appreciate all you’ve done for me and Ginny . . .”

“Don’t apologize. Working as a vice cop and digging up dirt for Pat Gorman has given me an odd view of humanity. Sometimes I forget that there are people who aren’t sleazy and try to act ethically.”

Brad laughed. “I’m no saint, Dana.”

“You come close, Brad. And you better not change. Say hi to Ginny for me.”

Brad hung up just as his intercom buzzed and the senator’s secretary told him that his boss was ready to discuss the testimony of a witness who was going to appear before the Judiciary Committee in the morning.

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