A MURDER UNDER THE BRIDGE (The Broken Lawyer Book 2) by DONALD L'ABBATE

Author:DONALD L'ABBATE [L'Abbate, Donald]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-12-30T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 38

I sent Tommy away and called Dr. Garland. He said he remembered me from a case a couple of years back and he looked forward to working on this case. I asked him what made him decide to take the case and he said two things. One, he owed a friend a favor and two, he had a soft place in his heart for Vietnam War veterans.

I believe there are a lot of people who have a soft place in their hearts for Vietnam vets and they should. I met a lot of Vietnam vets in AA and heard their stories, and I think those guys got a raw deal. They fought in an unpopular war and came home to a public that was not only ungrateful, but at times hostile. They were treated like they started the war when in truth all they did was what this country asked them to do and at great expense. I don’t know if fighting the Vietnam War was the right or wrong thing to do, but I do know we owe something to those young kids whom we’d sent off to fight for us. I was glad people like Dr. Garland felt the same way, and they were willing to do something to help the veterans.

I gave Dr. Garland all the information I could over the phone, and promised to fax a retainer letter and a full copy of the forensic and Autopsy Reports to him right away. I told him the deadline we were under, and he promised to get back to me as quickly as he could.

When I got off the phone with Dr. Garland, Connie told me Gracie had called and left a message. Dr. Tai’s case was being handled by Joe Fuller, and Michael’s case was being handled by Marion Marshall. I knew Joe Fuller from my days in the DA’s Office which could be a good or bad thing depending on how I had treated him. I couldn’t remember doing anything bad to Joe, but frankly there was a lot I didn’t remember from those days, and what I did remember was hazy at best.

I called Joe, figuring I’d find out soon enough what Joe thought about me. Apparently, I hadn’t done anything obnoxious to him because when I introduced myself, he acted like we were old buddies or at least acquaintances. When I told him I was representing Dr. Tai and wanted to set up an appointment to talk about the case, he said that was a good idea, and we should do it as soon as possible. It sounded a little strange, so I asked him why the rush. He said the feds would be bringing multiple income tax evasion charges against the good doctor very soon, and he’d like his case against Dr. Tai resolved before that happened.

Joe knew as well as I did if Tai was convicted of any crime that involved him going to jail, he was going to skip the country.

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