The Foreign Girls by Sergio Olguin

Author:Sergio Olguin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Published: 2020-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

II

“Everything will be tied up today.”

“Have you spoken to the judge?”

“DA Decaux signed the order. In a few hours they’ll arrest the culprit.”

“Only one? This is the work of various people.”

“Then the suspect will serve up his accomplices.”

“I’ve seen Nicolás and Ramiro.”

“Yes, I know. There’s a plane leaving for Buenos Aires tonight. Come back, and bring Verónica with you.”

“I can’t see Verónica wanting to return.”

“Talk her into it. There’s nothing more for her to do there.”

As if the Rosenthals were easily talked into anything. Father and daughter were the most obstinate people you’d care to meet. Federico could try, but Verónica wasn’t going to want to go home until the last of the men responsible was locked up. And that afternoon they were only arresting one.

What’s more, he knew nothing about what had happened to Peratta. His contact had told him there was no trace of the villain. Had he headed into the backcountry and bled to death? If so, they should have found the body by now. Peratta was clearly operating alone. But when Federico had tracked him down, the guy was throwing away his phone. Somebody had let him know Federico was after him. Why would El Gallo Miranda or Nick do something so stupid? Peratta was nothing more than a lowly hitman. Miranda and Nick wouldn’t want to create problems with anyone. Unless Mateo… It must be him. Mateo was a lawyer, so scruple-free. He was prepared to do anything for a bit of money or an iota of power. Mateo defended a lot of powerful criminals. He knew who would want to know about Peratta. If Federico had been in Buenos Aires he’d have had Mateo singing like a canary within twenty-four hours, but it was difficult from Tucumán. He would wait to see what Verónica did. If she decided to return, then he’d go for Mateo.

Federico had arranged to meet the district attorney in a cafe in Coronel Berti. When he arrived, Decaux was finishing a telephone conversation. You could tell he was talking to a woman, because he was trying to sound seductive.

“Case solved, my friend,” he said to Federico. “Today we’ve arrested the main suspect. Justice moves quickly in these parts, eh. You could learn from us in Buenos Aires.”

“I’m sure you’re right.”

“I’ve got something for you to pass on to Doctor Rosenthal’s daughter.” Decaux handed him a memory stick.

“What’s on it?”

“The photos that were on the Italian girl’s camera. I imagine she’d like a copy. She’s in quite a few of them.”

Federico took the USB stick and considered it for a moment. The DA read his thoughts.

“Don’t worry, the police haven’t seen these photos. If they got hold of them, they’d be on the cover of all the papers today, making trouble for young Rosenthal. Only the judge and I have seen them.”

On the road from Coronel Berti to Yacanto del Valle, Federico wrestled with a moral dilemma. Should he look at the photos on the memory stick or just give it

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