Road to Justice by Glenn Trust

Author:Glenn Trust [Trust, Glenn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lightning Publishing
Published: 2019-10-14T22:00:00+00:00

43.

Rats

“Get in.”

The rust spotted Chevy El Camino could have been a classic north of the border, restored and tricked out for display, making the rounds of car shows around the country. Here it was just another nondescript, dusty work vehicle that did not draw attention.

Pepe Lopez leaned across the seat toward the open passenger window and repeated his command, smiling this time.

“Get in. I’m putting together a load. I need your help.”

Father Alfonso hesitated. They were on a side street a block off the Boulevard Francisco Madero, a busy part of Torreón. It would not do for a parishioner to see him get into a car with a known coyotaje like Pepe Lopez.

“Get in,” Lopez encouraged with a smile. “I can see the street. No one is watching.”

“Yes … but it’s just that …” Alfonso’s head turned, his eyes searching the street for someone who might come along.

His encounter with Benito Diaz made him more than a little suspicious of Lopez’s motives. Their usual manner of communication was through the confessional. Lopez would pay a young man to go to confession. A message would be whispered to him through the grill, giving him a time and place to meet, a private place, away from prying eyes. Always, Lopez stayed out of sight and was careful not to have them spotted together

Did Lopez know of his involvement with Diaz and the hijacked shipment? Was that the reason for stopping him on the street like this? No, he thought. He could not know. He had only been away from his parish for a few hours, and Lopez was nowhere around then, probably out cleaning up the mess at the scene of the hijacking.

He gathered up his courage. Lopez was here for some other reason, probably to tell him of the hijacking and to warn him to be careful in arranging the next shipment. He looked down at him through the open car window.

“Whatever the reason, Pepe, it is not good to break protocol like this. It is dangerous. Send your boy to confession and give me a place and time. I will meet you there.”

“You speak very reasonably for a man who is sweating so much.” Lopez smiled. “Get in.” He lifted a nine-millimeter pistol from the seat and pointed it at Alfonso. “Now.”

Hands trembling, Father Alfonso pulled open the El Camino’s door and sat in the passenger seat. He stared straight ahead, afraid to look at Lopez and the pistol pointed at his face.

“Put these on.” Lopez held out a pair of handcuffs. The good Sargento Garcia had provided him with several sets over the years of their association, for use in special situations.

“But … why?” Alfonso paled as Lopez dangled the cuffs in front of his face. “Pepe, what is wrong that I should put these on?”

“Maybe nothing.” Lopez shrugged. “Maybe something. Until I find out, put these on, one around your wrist and one through the armrest on the door.” He lifted the pistol and pointed it at Alfonso’s face.

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