Enemy Within by Tanenbaum Robert K

Author:Tanenbaum, Robert K. [Tanenbaum, Robert K.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780743469913
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 2001-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

“And how did Paxton come to contact Solotoff? A sudden spasm of civic responsibility?”

“No, Solotoff had the various homeless hangouts and shelters plastered with handbills. If you know anything about this crime, come see me: reward, five grand for useful information.”

“That’s a nice reward. A reward like that can powerfully stimulate the imagination. Did you suggest to him that he was making up the whole thing to get the cash?”

“Of course, and I outlined to him the penalties for perjury and assured him that if we did find him perjurious, we would go after him to the full extent, et cetera, but he sticks to his story. Ramsey attacked with a knife, was slain in self-defense.”

“What’s the knife look like?”

“Oh, the knife is good, too. Solotoff brought it in in a plastic bag. Cheapo six-inch hunting knife, a Taiwan product. It’s got prints on it. Obviously, forensics has it while we speak, but a good assumption would be that some of the prints are Ramsey’s. It doesn’t look that great for the good guys, boss.”

“No.” He paused. “And the watch?”

“Zilch on the watch. He never saw the watch, never knew Ramsey had it. He affected surprise and outrage when I told him that Ramsey had died with a gold Rolex in hand. He was pissed off because they were supposed to split everything down the middle. Ramsey was holding out on him. He says.”

“Yeah. So he wants us to believe that a street merchant with no recent record of violence, and with a six-thousand-dollar watch in his pocket, which he doesn’t tell his partner about, and which we have no idea where he got it, all of a sudden decides to mug this woman and gets killed with a knife in his hand, after which his partner takes the murder weapon and keeps it safe until prompted to come forward by a reward.”

“The mugging is explained by the dope. The knife being taken is explained by panic.”

“Oh, please!”

He heard her sigh over the line. “Hey, what can I tell you? That’s his story. Raney thinks it’s bullshit, too. So . . . what do you want me to do now?”

“Not sure. Need to think about this some more, but I can’t right now.”

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