Body Blow by Dan Ames

Author:Dan Ames
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Slogan Books
Published: 2017-03-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

John and Ellen put together a plan, and most of the action items were assigned to him.

“Sorry, but I can’t go sticking my nose too far into this case,” Ellen said. “At least, not until I find out what the committee decides. If they make me an offer and it’s a good one, I don’t want to get into trouble for being involved in a local investigation before I even join the force.”

“You and your rules,” John said. “You need to learn to live a little.”

“You and your penchant for breaking the rules,” she countered.

Ellen sensed the draw of the private investigator, though. It was liberating to be able to go where you wanted, follow whatever lead you felt was the strongest, and not have to deal with office politics. And following procedure. When you had enemies in the office, the slightest breach of protocol could be deadly.

If you were a lone wolf private investigator, none of that bullshit applied.

But she was born to be a police officer, and she’d never turn in the badge of her own accord.

“Why don’t you follow up on the Motor City Promotions angle, and I’ll look into the Detroit law firm,” Ellen said. “I know exactly who to call for information, because I’ve heard of that group before. And I don’t think it was positive.”

They talked over theories on the way to the resort, and then agreed to meet later for dinner, depending on what they found.

Ellen returned to her room.

As much as she liked the resort, and the room was very spacious with a great view, she missed her house. She missed her own bed, her own kitchen, and her own space.

Why am I up here interviewing for a job then? she asked herself.

Great question.

She felt a little tired and debated about taking a nap or getting a workout in.

As usual, the workout won.

She put on a pair of tennis shoes, shorts and a T-shirt, and went down to the resort’s fitness center. After a good forty-five minutes on the treadmill, she did a quick routine with free weights and then returned to her room for a hot shower and a change of clothes for dinner later.

Ellen dug through her phone and found an old friend who worked as an attorney downtown. His name was Colin Dougherty. After an exchange of pleasantries, Ellen brought up the name of the firm that had sent the threatening letter to Dawkins.

Colin let out a low whistle.

“Stay away from those guys,” Dougherty said. “They’re bad, bad news.”

“Bad news in what way?”

“Utterly ruthless in court,” Doughtery answered. “Known for intimidating witnesses and using less than savory methods to get witnesses to either appear, or not appear, depending on what side they’re on.”

“Yikes.”

“And that’s not even the worst part.”

“Great.”

“Have you seen the movie The Firm?”

“Sure,” Ellen replied. “Tom Cruise. The fake law firm owned by…” she realized what she was about to say and stopped herself.

“Yep. The rumor is they’re at least partly owned by the Mob,” Dougherty said, his voice suddenly low and quiet.

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