Hell Fire by Ali Vali

Author:Ali Vali [Vali, Ali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635552386
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2018-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

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“You need to bring her in now, especially if she has Abigail Eaton and her children with her,” Russell’s direct supervisor said over the phone.

Russell closed his eyes and mentally counted to three before saying anything. It was bad enough that everyone with delusions of grandeur had called him about this case. He didn’t want Washington piling on for shits and giggles. “In the last two days someone has tried to kill Ms. Eaton a total of three times. In my opinion that’s excessive for a baby doctor from New Orleans, so excuse me for not following orders. Even if I knew where Abbott was, I wouldn’t call her back in.”

“Russell, don’t give me any shit over this. David Eaton has dinner with Senator Feingold once a month. I doubt Feingold got anything done on the Hill today since he’s been too busy crawling up my ass on this. So far he’s personally gotten in touch six times, and he wants answers.”

“So do I,” Russell said as he pointed to his visitors’ chair when Peter knocked. “What the hell did Abigail Eaton do to warrant this kind of extreme attention?”

“Mr. Eaton has no clue, and he also has no clue as to how his grandchildren are. His wife is frantic, which means they’ll keep Feingold in a froth until they’re found. Usually stuff like this bugs the hell out of me, but the Eatons have already lost their children, so having no information about their grandchildren is making them crazy.”

“You can give them my word they’re fine and safe with Finley. If one of them had gotten hurt she’d have come in and ordered ten times the protection needed.” He was ready to hang up, but he waited for his supervisor to make that move. “As soon as I know anything, so will you. You’ve got my word.”

“Don’t forget that the second you hang up,” his boss said, and then the line went dead.

“Anything?” Russell asked Peter as he gently replaced his receiver.

“The picture you sent of the woman you met with has come up empty. I don’t know who she is, but I can tell you for sure that she’s not affiliated with the DA’s office.” Peter placed a file on his desk before he went on. “Captain Brian Baylord is an interesting person who does in fact work for the NYPD.”

“What’s so fascinating about him?” he asked as he studied the photo of him in dress blues.

“He gave up running the task force on Russian crime to take basically a demotion to managing off-duty assignments in the Bronx. It’s not a trade anyone would make without a little shove.”

“There’s nothing on who might’ve shoved him out?”

“The two guys I know downtown said there was no story and it really was voluntary.”

“That’s like saying you volunteer to pick up trash at the Grand Canyon parking lot instead of being president of the United States.” He flipped through the rest of the file and sighed. “What’s a guy in charge

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