Lady Justice and the Bad Seed by Robert Thornhill

Author:Robert Thornhill [Thornhill, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-14T04:00:00+00:00

We drove around the block and circled back just in time to see Chico pull out of the parking lot. We followed him to the house on Belleview.

“Just as we figured,” Kevin said. “The minute he got our order he high-tailed it to his supplier. So, do we have enough now to pay a visit to your friend, Rocky Winkler?”

“Almost,” I replied. “We still have no concrete evidence that Guzman is the top dog in the organization. I agree with you. I think he is, but I’d like to verify that before we make accusations to the DEU.”

“How do you plan on doing that?”

“Easy,” I replied. “If there’s one guy in town who has the skinny on Juan Guzman, it’s Carmine Marchetti. Guzman would be his competition. Carmine would make it his business to know everything possible about the guy.”

Kevin nodded. “Make the call.”

Carmine is the godfather of the Kansas City Mafia. While I’m not exactly proud of the fact that I have a relationship with him, it has proven helpful over the years. In fact, he had saved Maggie and me more than once, and I had done the same for him. Carmine isn’t the kind of friend you invite over for tuna casserole, but is the kind of friend you are glad you have on your side if things get messy. We had developed a kind of symbiotic relationship, and it had been helpful to both of us.

“Walt Williams!” he boomed. “What’s up?”

“I just wanted to pick your brain. Are you familiar with a guy by the name of Juan Guzman?”

“I sure as hell am! Another Mexican drug dealer. Those guys are like dandelions. You whack one off and another sprouts up. We get rid of Hector Corazon and here comes Juan Guzman. You’re not a cop anymore. Why are you asking about that creep?”

“We have a new client. She’s a mother and Guzman’s organization has recruited her son to peddle drugs at his school. We’re trying to get the boy out without involving the cops, but you know how it works. You can’t just quit. Once you’re in, they have their hooks in you.

“We figured the only way to get the boy out would be to take down the entire operation. We’ve set up a sting, and we’re going to the DEU to help us pull it off. The sting involves Chico Colon. We figured if he was caught red-handed, he would roll on his boss. We just wanted to confirm that Guzman was the right guy.”

“He’s the right guy, but be careful. He’s a mean s.o.b.!”

“Thanks, we will.”

“Listen to me,” Carmine said. “If there’s anything I can do, you let me know. I have two reasons. First, if you get rid of Guzman it will be good for my business. Second, I don’t want anything to happen to my favorite gumshoe.”

“Thank you, Carmine. I appreciate that, but given the fact that the DEU is going to be involved, you probably shouldn’t be close to this one.”

“Yeah, there is that.

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