The Nexus by Gary M Martin

Author:Gary M Martin [Martin, Gary M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2020-04-03T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21

James Tarter parked his car in the very back of the Ingle’s parking lot next to a pea-green Nissan Sentra. He got out of his car and slipped into the back seat of the Sentra.

Darren Strottle, a slim muscular white man, sat in the passenger seat peering out the front windshield through a pair of binoculars. He didn’t appear to notice as James settled into the center of the back seat.

Bass Robinson, a large, brawny, black man with closely cropped black hair and a days’ growth of stub over a big round face, turned around in the driver’s seat.

“What’s the status?” James asked.

“Not much to report,” Bass said. He handed James a small disc. He stuck it into his shirt pocket. “For the most part, the mayor’s meetings were rather innocuous. However, there is a point where a councilwoman named Mira Capilano has a somewhat cryptic conversation with the mayor. I’ll leave it to your interpretation.”

“Alright. Any idea what’s going on here?”

“Not sure. After their little meeting the mayor, this lady named Mira, and two other men departed rather quickly in a black Lincoln. We followed them to this motel. They parked on the shoulder of the road and hiked up to the manager’s office. Seemed a little sneaky if you ask me.”

“Can you see into the office?” James asked.

“Sure,” Darren answered. “There’s a big window to the left of the door. The window’s a little dingy, but I can make out the parties. Not much happening, though. Just a lot of talking and gesturing with the hands. Wait. They’re coming out.”

James leaned forward against the front seat. He stared through the windshield trying to discern what was happening, but because of the great distance to the motel, all he could make out were shadowy shapes. “What’s going on?” he asked.

“They’re moving down the sidewalk, mostly single file. Rather slowly, stealth-like. One man is looking about as it to see if anyone is watching. Okay, they’re stopping at one of the rooms. It appears that two of the men have drawn handguns. I only saw their hands for a moment, though, before they brought them to their sides opposite us.”

“Oh, shit,” James said. “We need to get over there.”

“No time. One of the men just unlocked the room door. They went inside.”

James Tarter held his breath. “I don’t hear gunfire,” he breathed after a long moment. “Still, we need to ...”

“They’re out,” Darren commented. “It’s just the five of them. Maybe no one was in the room.”

“Yeah,” James answered. “Let’s hope that’s true.”

“Now they seem to be arguing,” Darren continued. “Wish I could read lips.” He paused. “That didn’t take long. Looks like they made up. They’re parting ways. Four of them heading back to the car. One man, the manager I would guess, is headed back to the office.”

“I’d like to know what that was all about,” James said. He watched the four figures walk down to the street and slip into the black Lincoln parked against the curb.

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