Eye for an Eye: Book One in the Arthur Flint Series by J.M. Holt
Author:J.M. Holt [Holt, J.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-14T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Fifteen
âThatâs a fine mess your client got herself into.â Redd took a sip from his mug and made a face.
âSorry the tea isnât great,â said Arthur. âMy wife does a better job at making it. Unfortunately, sheâs at work. I donât know how hers ends up betterâitâs a relatively straightforward process.â
âItâs fine,â said Redd. âIâm not much of a tea drinker anyway, unless itâs sweet tea. She left us some nice banana bread. I ainât complaininâ.â
âIt is good. Anyway, yes, the whole Frankie thing is a mess. And we have to do something quickly.â
Reddâs expression was solemn, but his eyes gleamed. âSo, do you have a plan?â
âA basic plan, yes.â
âLay it on me.â
âOkay. First, let me tell you what I know. The thugs that tried to attack Frankie are part of what seems to be a small-ish crime ring that has its hooks in several surrounding neighborhoods.â
âSeems to be?â
âYeah. Itâs not on the FBIâs radar, which points to it being local and self-contained. Thereâs only one major player, as far as I can see, and only a few people answer to him directly.â
âBut?â
âBut ⦠Frankie mentioned she saw crates of guns in the bodega. Not just a few guns. Crates full.â
âYeah, that sounds big-league.â
âAnd thereâs one other thing.â Arthur pulled a photo of Scarf-Face from a manila envelope and set it on the table. âThis is the boss of the operation. Heâs smart enough to cover his face and drive rental cars. My FBI contact couldnât make a definite ID from this photo. But the guy does remind him of a person of interest who fell off their radar. Same style of dress, same height, same build, same way of covering his face. If this guy is who my contact suspects he is, he has ties to some nasty and powerful people, and the feds would like to stay on top of him.â
âSo, there could be much more to this.â
âYes. We need to find everything we can on him.â
Redd nodded. âWhat are these guys into? That we know of?â
âA little of everything. Drugs, guns, loan sharking, stolen checks and credit cards.â He pulled more photos from a manila envelope and spread them out. âHere are the other key players.â He waved his hand over pictures of the three thugs. âThese are the enforcers. My FBI contact could only identify this one. His name is Hector Solis, and he has a rap sheet a mile long. Nothing the feds would get too excited about, though.
âThis guy,â he said, pointing to a photo of Sunglasses, âIs Freddy Ferrero. He owns the bodega and several other businesses in the strip mall. Iâm betting theyâre all money laundering fronts, and that he manages them all. His recordâs pretty cleanâa couple of arrests for bar fights, a couple for possession. Some warrants for unpaid parking tickets. That kind of thing. A good choice for the face of the business. Charming, smart, confident, and no one the cops would watch too closely.
âThis guy,â Arthur pointed at Wingtips.
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