Will Hogarth Series 1: Sins of a Nation by Don McGraw

Author:Don McGraw [McGraw, Don]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Thrillers, Suspense, Political
ISBN: 9781933538679
Google: J4Qrxtodjp0C
Amazon: B005DFJY54
Publisher: BookPros, LLC
Published: 2007-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 34

“Show him some attention, Daddy.” Lacey Hogarth took the plastic spoon from Will’s hand. “I’ll do it; you go on.”

“Sorry, baby.” Will leaned over and kissed the back of young Michael’s head. “Your mama’s coming to the rescue, big guy.”

Lacey Hogarth took the jar of stewed carrots from Will and sat down beside Michaels’ high chair. “What’s got your interest, honey?” Will’s eyes were glued on the portable Sony television propped up on the kitchen counter of their comfortable but postage stamp-sized cape cod in lower D.C. suburbia. Will and Lacey found the perfect fixer-upper with a price to match; three months of long nights and tireless weekends had turned someone’s shambles into their own little piece of heaven. Despite the modest wage Will earned as a first-year agent, Lacey traded in her Memphis State diploma for the honored but tight-budgeted profession of motherhood.

Lacey’s eyes found the object of his interest in Janelle Harcourt. Little Michael cried his disapproval over the altered attention. “What is it, honey?”

Will shook his head. “I’m not sure, Lace. Just something odd about that woman, can’t quite put my finger on it.”

“What’s with the photo?”

Will shrugged, “Not sure. She said something about a missing friend.”

“What’s the connection?”

“There is none. Not that I know of.”

“She didn’t offer a connection?” Lacey said strangely.

“Not that I can tell. She said he controls a Web page that’s been making some noise of late. I’ve heard a thing or two about it.”

“Did she offer a reason for leaving the campaign?”

“She confirmed that it has to do with the accusations against McCord.”

“Obviously.”

“She must have known of the photos of McCord and Bonilla. Marx must be going through the roof.”

“Did she confirm that that was the evidence that caused her suspicions?”

“No. She’s being real careful with her words.”

“I suppose,” Will said ineffectively.

“Motive and opportunity must meet head on, isn’t that what you always say? I see plenty of opportunity, but not a shred of motive, in fact quite the opposite.”

Will said nothing; his eyes remained on the CNN sound bites of Janelle’s statement to the crowd of reporters. “There’s just something about her,” he mumbled.

“I thought the director was the primary suspect?” Lacey said with a guarded smirk.

Will clicked off the television and set the remote on the countertop. He snorted and shook his head. “Motive and opportunity don’t always ensure action. Besides, if Marx is involved in any way, he would be the first to welcome a leak implementing someone else.”

“Maybe he’s putting on a pretty good show.”

“No, Lace. You had to be in that room; he’s livid about the leak. It’s all just right-wing propaganda.”

Lacey popped a spoonful of carrots into Michael’s eager mouth; a tiny smile formed between his round cheeks. He stared at his mother with sparkling blue eyes, then regurgitated the carrots onto his chin.

“I’ll be in the den, baby.”

Will entered the ten-by-ten base-level bedroom, eloquently renamed ‘the den.” He pulled a pad of paper from the desk stationed beneath a porthole of a window. He turned on the computer on the corner of the desk, though it would have no immediate use.

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