The Glass Factory by Kenneth Wishnia

Author:Kenneth Wishnia
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery & Detective, Hard-Boiled, Fiction
ISBN: 9781604868920
Publisher: PM Press
Published: 2013-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Even in the greatest crises public money can always be found for a really stupid purpose.

—Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi

THE NEXT MORNING they’re interviewing neighbors and poking their heads into Colomba’s kitchen to “investigate” if the kid is being fed properly. Colomba gets rid of them quick for that. Yeah, I’m getting to like Colomba. (Too bad her brother’s a shit.)

They’re out of there, but not before they hand-deliver a letter to somebody named Flora Baskarseller, who is supposed to be me, I guess. It’s from the County of Suffolk, Department of Social Services, and it goes like this:

Dear Ms. Baskarseller,

This is to inform you that you are the subject or other person named in a report of suspected child abuse or maltreatment received by the New York State Child Abuse and Maltreatment Register on 5/22 of this year. This report has been transmitted to your local child protective service for commencement of an investigation and evaluation of the report as required by the New York State Child Protective Services Act.

The Law allows your local Child Protective Service 90 days from the time of the receipt of the report to complete a full investigation of the allegations contained within the report as well as an evaluation of the care being provided to your child(ren). You will be notified in writing of the findings of the investigation. Where appropriate, services will be offered to assist you and your family.

Which is a polite way of saying, “We will take your kid and put her in a foster home.” And it goes on like that for several paragraphs.

Rotten way to start the day.

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