Final Judgment by Marcia Clark

Author:Marcia Clark [Clark, Marcia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781542091176
Published: 2020-04-20T16:00:00+00:00

THIRTY

Niko had an early breakfast meeting the following day, so he took me back to my place after dinner. As soon as we got into the car, he started in with the I told you sos about Liam being innocent. I glared at him. “You can let me out right here.” I pointed to the corner up ahead.

He raised an eyebrow. “Really. You’d rather walk five miles in the dark”—he pointedly looked at my shoes—“in four-inch heels than let me get my gloat on?”

I waited for him to look my way before answering. “I’d rather crawl on my belly over ground glass than listen to any more of this.”

He laughed. “Okay, fine. I’m done.” After a beat, he asked, “Do you really think this Angelina woman knows something?”

I sorted through my feelings. “I’m not sure why, but yeah. I do.” Then again, it might just be the thrill of the chase. We’d bumped into brick walls trying to get a line on her, and now that we’d found one, I might just be feeling the triumph of success. For all I knew, Angelina could turn out to be a dead end. “But we’ll see soon enough.”

We kissed good night in the car, and I promised to give him an update after we talked to her. I hurried up the stairs to my apartment, dropped my purse on the kitchen table, and pulled out my cell phone. I had to call Alex and tell him we had a last name for the “smokin’” Angelina. My phone said it was only ten thirty. Alex should still be up.

When he answered, I didn’t bother to say hello. “I got a last name. It’s Poranova.”

It took a beat for him to catch up, but then he said, “That’s fabulous.” In the background, Paul asked who’d called. Alex told him, “Who do you think?” Paul said to give me his best.

I harrumphed. “I do not believe for one second that I’m the only one who calls you after seven o’clock.”

He gave an exasperated sigh. “You heard Paul. Obviously, you are. And by the way, is there some reason this couldn’t wait until tomorrow?”

Probably not. “Yes. Because I knew you’d want to jump on this ASAP.”

There was a moment of silence, then the sound of keys clicking. “I’m not saying you’re right. But now that you’ve ruined my evening, I may as well see . . .” He trailed off.

I wanted to get out of my clothes. “Want to call me back?”

His voice was sharp. “No, I don’t want to call you back. You were all on fire about finding this woman. You can wait.”

I didn’t want to undress until I could get in the shower. I sighed and lay down on the couch. “Fine. I’m putting you on speaker.”

He kept typing. “Knock yourself out.”

I put the phone on my chest and closed my eyes. I’d gotten sleepy all of a sudden. Those two martinis were getting to me. I made a mental note to never call Alex at night again unless it was a dire emergency.

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