The Trouble With Tony by Easton Eli

Author:Easton, Eli [Easton, Eli]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2013-08-19T16:00:00+00:00

~11~

THE following Friday night, Tony sat parked outside the Expanded Horizons clinic and watched the door. He’d cancelled his Tuesday meeting with Halloran this week. He wasn’t going to get anything more out of the guy regarding Marilyn—that dog had refused to hunt. And he didn’t know how much more time he could spend with the doctor without giving up the game on his lustful affliction. Instead, he’d driven down to Portland and interviewed the bartender at Max Flax, where Brent White had supposedly been having a gay old time the night Marilyn died. The bartender had confirmed Brent’s story and, as far as Tony could see, had no reason whatsoever to lie.

Tony had really fucking hoped for a different outcome. He’d been depressed driving back up to Seattle from that interview, trying to figure out what the hell to do next. At this point, he was road blocked on every single lead he had. The only thing he could figure was that he had to get his hands on Marilyn’s clinic records, by hook or by crook. The crook in this case would be Tony. One advantage to being a private eye was that he didn’t always have to follow the rules. Breaking the law was another matter, but Tony was desperate. He needed that information.

He’d cased the clinic for the past few nights. They closed at six. There were five people who worked there all day—Halloran, two female doctors, a nurse, and the redheaded receptionist. Others came and went, including a few he figured might be the surrogates, but they weren’t around at closing time. The receptionist, Loretta, was usually the last to leave at night.

Loretta was wide-hipped and wide-eyed, an overly trusting sort. When Tony saw Halloran and the others leave at five thirty, and he knew Loretta was the last man standing, he took his shot. He slipped in through the front door and peeked around the edge of the entry. Loretta had her back turned, filing. Tony walked silently past her and went into the patient bathroom in the hall. He stood behind the door in the dark.

He thought Loretta might knock or crack the door to check, but she didn’t bother. He heard the sound of footsteps and then silence. When he looked out, the clinic was dark and empty.

Tony slipped out and went into the office. He took a slim flashlight from his pocket and looked over the large filing cabinet against the wall. He found the “W” drawer and tugged it—locked. He was prepared to pick it with his tools, but he looked around first. Sure enough, the keys were in the top drawer of Loretta’s desk in a little cup with paperclips.

He’d have to talk to Halloran about security one of these days. Fuck, his own file was in this cabinet somewhere.

He opened the “W” drawer and found Marilyn’s file.

Jack’s notes were typed up on several sheets attached to Marilyn’s medical form and lab results. Tony read them with a growing frown.

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