Dark Harbor by David Hosp

Author:David Hosp
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Published: 2008-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Forty

FINN LOOKED AROUND HIS OFFICE, rubbing his temples as he felt a migraine spread. Documents from the Tannery case were stacked throughout the small space, some in folders, some in neat stacks, and some in splayed piles that had lost any pretense of organization—all awaiting his review and analysis. He wondered how he’d get through them all. Normally, the scale of the task before him would be of little concern. Through the years at Howery, Black, he’d acquired the stamina necessary to climb any documentary mountain, no matter how daunting. Today, however, he needed to be out of the office for a few hours, and for the first time in his career he worried whether the work would actually get done. He closed his eyes and rubbed his eyelids, desperate for relief.

When he opened them again, he saw Nick Williams over a stack of exhibits, standing in his doorway. Finn returned the smile and wagged his head back and forth as though shaking off a daze. This seemed to have become a routine of theirs. At least once a day, Williams stopped by to shoot the breeze while he took a break from his own tedium. Finn didn’t mind. In fact, he usually welcomed the distraction, having discovered that Nick was far more engaging than he’d first thought. Nevertheless, at that moment he didn’t have the time to spare. “Sorry, Nick, I’ve got too much going on,” he said, trying to wave him away.

“That bad?” Williams asked, moving a group of folders and collapsing into a chair.

“That bad,” Finn said, nodding. He waited for Nick to get up, but his colleague leaned back his chair and propped his feet up on the desk. “Seriously, Nick, I’m swamped and I’ve got to get through this stuff.”

“Hey, try not to bitch so much, huh?” Williams joked. “I got in at six this morning, and I’ve spent the last three hours staring at a pile of documents taller than most of the Celtics. It seems like the more I read, the bigger the pile becomes. It’s as though I’m starring in someone’s sadistic Greek myth.”

“Sisyphus goes to law school?”

“Something like that. And if that weren’t enough, I’m supposed to babysit you, make sure you’re not fucking anything up.”

That got Finn’s attention. “Preston’s nervous?”

“Well, the widow’s deposition is a key piece of what we’re doing. He just wants to make sure you’re up to it.” Williams paused and inclined his head toward Finn. “Are you up to it?”

“Of course I am. The deposition is the least of my worries. I still have to review all of the crap in these files for our witness outlines. That’s what’s got me concerned.”

Williams shrugged. “Hey, these piles look pathetic compared to the document monsters that have taken over my office.”

“What can I say?” Finn said. “You read faster than I do, and you’re better at analyzing this stuff.”

Williams feigned modesty. “Well, it is my specialty.” He reached over and pulled three huge folders onto his lap. “What is this anyway?”

Finn looked at the files Williams was thumbing through.

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