Clean: a Conspiracy Thriller by Tom Lytes

Author:Tom Lytes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2019-05-09T15:43:14+00:00

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Mr. Warchester sat in the parking lot of the Fishkill State Penitentiary Facility. As he often did after spending time with his son, he processed the visit’s details in the parking lot. Sometimes he came up with ways to help his son. Today was different.

The barbed wire fence along the periphery of the property butted up against the large expanse of grass that separated the parking lot from the prison yard. There weren’t any inmates outside, and if you took away the guys with the high-powered rifles, the prison dogs that roamed the grounds, the watch towers, the security cameras, and the miles of razor wire, the prison and yard looked exactly like the recess area of the middle school a few blocks away.

He hadn’t seen Peggy Whitfield since the day she came by the farm to watch the hay go down. Rhodes brought her up today and had been specific, almost authoritative in his demands.

He’d said, “Find Peggy Whitfield, and tell her to steer clear of Bobby Touro for the next couple weeks.”

Not expecting the response it would elicit, Mr. Warchester laughed and made a comment that his son shouldn’t worry. Peggy wouldn’t be with Bobby Touro anyway. Rhodes stared at him coldly and then went berserk. He attempted to come through the tempered glass of the visiting facility and his flesh left sweat marks all over the glass.

Mr. Warchester watched in shock as his son screamed, “Is it that hard? Listen to me. It won’t be safe for her to be around him right now.” He pounded his fist on the glass, “I don’t ask you for anything. I take care of myself in here. I’m taking care of my business. All I ask is one simple favor and you can’t just shut up and do it?”

Mr. Warchester sat looking stunned at the violent outburst as guards appeared out of nowhere and circled his son. He watched as Rhodes hit one of the guards in the throat with his knuckles, spun and kicked another in the chest – knocking him down, and dropped an elbow on the last one’s knee as he avoided being hit by a baton. The sound of more guards coming quickly became deafening as boots scampered on pavement. Security doors slammed. Mr. Warchester was dragged from the visiting area, and when he looked at his son, Rhodes was standing up close to the glass, ignoring the fast-approaching guards.

“Find her and tell her. Find her and tell her. Find her and tell her,” he repeated until the wave of guards and batons and fists took him from view.

It seemed hard to believe all that happened less than ten minutes ago, and now, Mr. Warchester was in his truck. He wondered what really happened behind the brick walls that helped incarcerate so many men’s sons.

Why would Rhodes need him to tell Peggy to stay away from Touro? What could possibly be going on with his son, Bobby Touro, and Peggy after all these years?

And how

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