Lawyers, Guns, and Money by Libby Cubmore
Author:Libby Cubmore
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Down & Out Books
Adrian was still in his bathrobe when I got to his apartment, smoking a cigarette and drinking coffee in the strange space between hungover and still drunk. âBasil Wise,â he grumbled. âYou want an omelet or something?â
I shook my head. I did take a cigarette, though. It would have been rude not to. I let the housekeeper pour me a cup of coffee and waited until she was gone to start my pitch. âI wanted to talk to you about Bebeâs death,â I said. âI thought she could be the theme of our video. Life and death in the Hollywood hills.â
âLike a montage and shit,â he said. âI like it.â
âExactly,â I said. âSo, walk me through the last time you saw her.â
He cried a little bit when he told me. Theyâd gone dancing, theyâd done some blow in the bathroom, sheâd invited Charlie to join them. Adrian got jealous, they fought, he went home and when he woke up, the news told him she was dead. âLook,â he said. âI like to party. But Bebe, she was into way heavier shit, like, not just on weekends. I was worried about her. Iâm not going to pretend Iâm some sort of saint, but I know when to stopâ¦most nights, anyways.â
âSounds like karma,â I said. âCharlieâs dead, too. Guess he had it coming.â I didnât believe that. I didnât know what I believed anymore.
He shook his head. âCharlie was okay,â he said. âIt wasnât his fault she couldnât handle her shit.â
I was never going to get this opportunity again and I had to just ask for it. I stubbed out my cigarette first. âSomeone shot Charlie,â I said. âFour days after Bebe died. Thatâs not an accident.â
âDrug dealers have a lot of enemies,â he said.
âThat may be true,â I said. âBut Iâm thinking our scene is that we have you shooting him. Sort of like a vengeance thing. Itâs dark, itâs gritty, what do you think?â
He lit a second cigarette off the first. He took a slow sip of his coffee before he spoke.
âI think itâll look like I killed him,â he said.
âDidnât you?â
He looked at me like he was going to call security. We faced off like that for what felt like a couple of days. Then he laughed. âYouâre funny,â he said. âHell, it would probably raise my profile if I had killed the guy. The producers could cash in on the insurance claim, get this piece of shit shelved before it flops. When do you think I shot him?â
âTuesday night,â I said.
He shook his head. âOn set,â he said. âReshoots. But I like the concept. Whoâs going to play Bebeâs dad?â
âHavenât decided yet,â I said.
âYouâve got to have her dad,â he said. âThat guy fucking hated Charlie.â
âHe knew him?â
âKnew him?â He snorted. âHe and Charlieâs dad were practically partners in the early days. Girls would roll up here from whatever shithole town in Oklahoma or Iowa or Georgia they caught the bus from, Dr. Finch would fix their teeth and funnel them to Dr.
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