Life for Life by Franko JK

Author:Franko, JK
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Talion Publishing
Published: 2020-08-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Forty-Nine

Roy had always known that at some point he might have to come clean with his lawyer. He had given the issue a great deal of thought. In the end, the only value to sharing the truth with Moran was if, somewhere in that truth, there was something exculpatory. Roy had been through the facts, and come to the conclusion that there was nothing there that could help his case.

“Mark, I’ve told you everything,” he said. “You said there was good news?”

“I’ll get to that in a second. As far as this knife, I’ve got some ideas. First of all, the timeline may help. You’ll recall the penis turned up almost a week after Harlan disappeared, and that’s once you guys were back in Miami. Susie could have done this after you got back from Bimini. Of course, the problem with making that argument is that the same logic applies to you, too.”

Roy didn’t seem to be listening. He was staring off into space shaking his head.

“Bottom line, I think we can deal with the knife, Roy. Deflect it onto Susie. And I’ve been through everything with a fine-toothed comb. As it stands, in my opinion, there is only one solid piece of evidence tying you to Harlan’s murder.”

Roy watched him, concerned. The knife wasn’t bad enough? There was more?

The three rings of the notebook made a loud metallic snick as Moran opened them and extracted another sheet of paper.

“Well, ‘solid’ may be too strong a word. This letter that Debra Wise sent Susie—that the cops found in Susie’s lockbox...” Moran handed the letter to Roy. It was a one-page document, handwritten.

Roy skipped straight down to a portion of the letter that was highlighted in yellow.

I’m glad that I was able to help you out when you needed it.

And I thank you from the bottom of my heart for returning the favor. You and Roy both. I can’t imagine all that it took. But it’s made a big difference in all our lives.

If you can, keep an eye on Kristy for me. She’s not like us. She’s fragile. And on Tom. He means well, and he tries hard. But he’s no Roy.

“That language is a major problem,” Moran said. “It’s a matter of perception. Those few sentences encapsulate what would be my theory of the case if I were Shaw—some sort of a quid pro quo. And it doesn’t help us that the very next thought is about Kristy. It’s not a slam dunk, by any means—”

“But, yeah, I can see how in the right context it could look bad.”

“Do you have any idea what Wise is referring to here? What you and Susie did for her? Or what she did for Susie?”

“I have no idea, Mark. Absolutely none. Like I told you before, I’ve never met this woman. I didn’t even know Susie knew her.”

“Susie never even mentioned her?”

Roy shook his head.

“Well, the problem is that this is their motive. With this, the State can argue that killing Harlan was in return for a favor that Debra Wise did for Susie.

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