Conflict of Interest by Scott Pratt

Author:Scott Pratt [Pratt, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: USA, legal suspense
Published: 2013-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 25

“His name is Morelock. Dean Morelock. He’s an electrician by trade, which explains the van. He works for himself, does jobs on an independent contract basis.”

Earl Botts was speaking. After I left Dedrick’s office, I called Charles Russell immediately, delivered a copy of the video I’d gotten in Ashville to him at his hotel, and Botts went to work. I didn’t know how he did it so quickly, but by 5:00 p.m., Botts had already put together a dossier on Dean Morelock. I was back in Russell’s hotel room to listen to what he had to say.

“Has he ever done a job for Richard and Mary?” I asked.

“Not that I know of,” Botts said, “but it’s possible. Bolton Electric has done a couple of jobs at Richard’s when they were remodeling sections of the house, and this Morelock guy has done some sub-contracting work for Bolton Electric.”

“How long ago?”

“The last time Bolton Electric worked for them was eighteen months ago.”

“So Morelock could have been there.”

“It’s possible. We’ve made contact with Bolton, of course, and learned that they occasionally use independent contractors, but they’re not being as cooperative as they might be. We’re in the process of persuading the owner of the company to go back through his records to determine if Dean Morelock worked at Richard and Mary’s house. Unfortunately, the owner of the company, a Mr. Robert Bolton, is scuba diving in the Cayman Islands right now. It will take a day or two to get the information we need.”

“We might not have another day or two.”

“We know that,” Russell snapped. “We’ll handle it.”

“How?” I asked. “You’ll handle it how?”

“We’re going to pay Dean Morelock a visit.”

“When?”

“Tonight.”

“I want to be there,” I said.

“I figured as much,” Russell said. “Be back here in two hours.”

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