Dirty Business (The Leah Ryan Mysteries - Book Three by Sharp Tracy

Author:Sharp, Tracy [Sharp, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Leah Ryan Mystery - Book Three
Publisher: Tracy Sharp
Published: 2012-08-07T04:00:00+00:00

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She was going to get back to us. I wanted to jump out of my skin. She said to go home, but keep our cell phones handy. She needed to reach out to her other resources.

“Jesus. It’s too easy. All you need is money,” Jack said. He turned to me, face incredulous. “Can you believe this world?”

“I can't believe you’re asking me that. We’ve both seen people do some really fucking horrible things, Jack.”

“But this…buying babies. That people would be that…dishonest and selfish. They lie to their child for the child’s entire life.” He shook his head, staring at the road ahead of him. “It’s just mind boggling to me. How can a parent do that to their kid?”

I shook my head. “They are desperate, and their desire to have a baby overrides their sense of judgment. I think some of these adoptive parents who buy babies do it out of selfishness, yes. But they rationalize their actions by saying they can provide a better life than the birth parents can, or they will love the child more than the birth parents can.” I let out a breath. “And that may all be true. In fact, in some cases, it is very true. And that is how they live with what they’ve done. They don’t think about the consequences, and they figure they’ll cross that bridge when and if they ever come to it. It’s a short-sightedness born of complete desperation.”

“Whatever. It’s not right. It’s a horrible thing to do to a child. Not to mention, it’s friggin’ illegal.” Jack was pissed. He was getting all kinds of whipped up.

“I agree with you, Jack. I’m just saying, sometimes people want something so badly they figure the ends justifies the means. They whitewash their actions. We see it all the time in this business.” My stomach growled. “Can we get some food? I’m about ready to chew my arm off here.”

Jack grinned. “We’re in Philly. How about a Philly Cheese Steak?”

“Oh yeah.” My mouth watered. “That will do nicely.”

We found a corner pub and were led to a booth at the back of the place. It was fine with me. I felt like keeping a low profile. “So what’s Adrian’s story, anyway?

“She’s a social worker. She worked with unwed pregnant mothers.” Jack slowly turned his beer glass on the table.

“What a sweetheart. Let me guess, she works in the group homes for unwed mothers as well, to help them make an informed decision about whether or not they should keep their babies or adopt them out.”

“You got it. Of course, you know what she tells them. They and their babies would have a better chance at life if they gave their babies up, which may or may not be true, depending on the situation. Obviously these young girls don’t realize that her intentions are not altruistic in the least. She doesn’t give a damn about the life of the girl or of the baby.”

“Right. She’s the worst kind of con, you know that? She preys on the hopes, fears and vulnerability of these girls.

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