The Arraignment by Steve Martini

Author:Steve Martini
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Thrillers, General, Fiction
ISBN: 0747266107
Publisher: Jove
Published: 2003-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

“How did you know Nick?”

“Oh, I don’t know. Met him somewhere. An event, a fund-raiser. We’d met a few times. He seemed like a nice enough guy. What was the client’s name again?”

“Gerald Metz.”

He thinks about this, shakes his head slowly. “No. I don’t think I know that name. I’m not saying I didn’t appoint him. I just don’t remember the name.”

“So you wouldn’t know offhand why you might have appointed Mr. Metz to the commission?”

“I’m sure he was qualified. But offhand I can’t say.”

“Would there be documents anywhere that might show whether there were recommendations made by others to your office regarding these appointments?”

“Could be,” he says. I get the sense that the answer to this might depend on what I want to use these records for.

“Can you tell me how Dana Rush, Nick’s wife, got appointed?”

“Oh, that’s easy,” he says. “Her husband asked me to appoint her.”

“Nick?”

“I assume that’s the only husband she had.”

“Then you must have known Nick pretty well?”

“As I said, over the years we’d met a few times. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got a lot of work to do.”

“Where can I get the records for these appointments?”

“Talk to my staff,” he says. Tresler is back to his pile of papers, trying to get rid of me.

“Can I ask you about one more name?”

“Who is it?” Now he’s getting short.

“The name is Nathan Fittipaldi.”

He thinks about this for a second, searches his memory quickly, then shakes his head. “Never heard of him.”

“You appointed him to the commission as well.”

“Like I say, I appoint a lot of people. If you have questions, talk to my staff,” he says. “Now, get out.”

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