Death Roe by Joseph Heywood

Author:Joseph Heywood [Heywood, Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Mystery
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 2011-08-31T14:00:00+00:00

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Monday, November 15, 2004

SARANAC, IONIA COUNTY

They got the prisoners processed and lodged at the Ionia County Jail and were back to the resort by 11 a.m. Before Denninger dumped her truck and went with Cullen to finish the patrol, Service talked to them.

“Kirbyson had the deer in his buggy. Did he really think he could get all the way back to Palo without being seen? I’d go back out to DeVoll’s property and give it a slow, hard look. Is Kirbyson known for whacking any deer, or just big ones? The two in the buggy were pretty small.”

Cullen looked at him and nodded. “We’ll take a look.”

Leukonovich’s vehicle was back. He limped inside. She was sitting at the table with her laptop. He walked past her, went into the bathroom, stripped, got into the shower, and stayed there for a long time.

He limped over to his bag with a towel wrapped around him, grabbed some clothes, and went back into the bathroom to get dressed.

When he came out, Leukonovich looked up at him. “It was a difficult morning?”

He ignored her, poured coffee, and sat down at the table.

The IRS agent said, “A woman was here earlier and left her card, but she went on to Grand Rapids. I am to inform you she will return tomorrow morning.”

Service read the card: EMMA T. JORNSTADT, SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY. He dropped the card on the table. “You know, there are big companies, drug dealers, all sorts of assholes the IRS could be going after, so I’m wondering why you—and now the state tax people—are so damned interested in Piscova.”

Leukonovich propped her glasses up on the top of her head. “You are, of course, familiar with The Tax Shelter and Tax Haven Reform Act of 2004?”

“No. I don’t track legislation.”

“Perhaps you should learn to do so. Your Senator Levin introduced it. We in Washington and your people in Lansing are cooperating to prosecute Piscova and others. This is long overdue.”

“All you’re interested in is the money,” he said.

“Yes, of course; it is the most important thing.”

“Wrong,” he said, not bothering to enlighten her, and wondering if the actual charges with the eggs would somehow get overshadowed by tax issues in the course of the investigation.

“Where is your girl?” Leukonovich asked.

“Officer Denninger is on patrol,” he said. “She is not my girl.”

Leukonovich rolled her eyes. “It is clear to Zhenya that the girl worships you.”

He rolled his eyes and was contemplating a nap when his cell phone buzzed.

“You see what I wrote?” Beaker Salant asked.

“Heard about it.”

“I’m working on another piece, along the lines of undercover investigation revealing disturbing activities at Piscova, including the selling of contaminated eggs for human consumption.”

“The contamination is not confirmed yet,” Service said. “The hearing is Thursday in Bellaire.”

“What time?”

Service looked through his notes but couldn’t find anything. “Ten, I think, but I don’t know for sure. It’s the Eighty-Sixth District Court in Bellaire. Call the court administrator and he can give you the time.”

“You going to be there?”

“Hadn’t planned on it.

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