Judge & Jury by James Patterson & Andrew Gross

Author:James Patterson & Andrew Gross
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780446619004
Publisher: Warner Vision Books
Published: 2007-03-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 62

MONICA ANN ROMANO SUSPECTED what was in the small bundle she was carrying, and it made her want to throw up.

She had taken it from the man she once trusted. Now she walked nervously across the square, showing her federal ID and passing by the guarded police barricades to the courthouse. It was the most nerve-racking thing she had ever done in her life. By a lot.

Finally, she stood in the courthouse employee line. Every bag was being opened. Even the lawyers’ and their staffs’. Monica knew who was in the courthouse that day: Dominic Cavello.

“Big doings today, hon,” chirped Mike, a lobby guard with a large handlebar mustache, who pulled her through the maze of people and over to the authorized personnel line.

“Uh-huh.” Monica nodded nervously. She smiled hello to a couple of familiar faces.

The guy in front of her, a lawyer with a beard and long hair, opened his case. Monica was next. Pablo, who always teased her about the Mets, caught her eye and smiled. Her heart was beating savagely. She felt the weight of the bundle pressing down on her. What if they looked inside?

The lawyer in front of her closed his case, passing through. Now it was just her and Pablo. Could he hear her heart pounding? Holding her breath, Monica stepped into the gate.

“How’s the weekend, hon?” The guard took a perfunctory peek inside her handbag. “You catch those Mets?”

“Sure I did.” Monica nodded, closing her eyes, expecting a loud beep to go off. Her life to be over.

It didn’t. Nothing happened. She stepped through. Just like every other day. A tremor of relief went through her. Thank God.

“See you at lunch,” Pablo said. She started to hurry away. Then she heard him call, “Hey, Monica.”

Monica Ann Romano froze, and she turned around slowly.

The guard flashed her a wink. “I like your hat.”

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