He Sees You When You're Sleeping by Mary Higgins Clark & Carol Higgins Clark

Author:Mary Higgins Clark & Carol Higgins Clark
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2001-10-21T04:00:00+00:00

I guess that’s the end of the questions and the depositions, Sterling thought as he watched the FBI personnel shaking hands with Nor, Billy, Dennis, and Sean. It was now eleven o’clock. For the past two hours, the FBI had been taking sworn statements from the four. They even had Nor and Billy draw a floor plan to show where they were standing when they heard Hans Kramer’s voice on the answering machine and Junior’s order to burn the warehouse.

“Ms. Kelly, you’re sure the Badgetts didn’t suspect that you were in the room right outside their office?” Rich Meyers, the head investigator, asked again as he picked up his briefcase. “As I explained, if they knew you overheard them, you’d need to be protected immediately.”

“I don’t think they knew. From what I understand about the brothers, if they had seen us they probably would have called off their plans for the fire.” Nor readjusted the comb that was holding her hair in place. “There’s an old expression, ‘I feel like something the cat dragged in.’…

My mother used to say that, Sterling thought.

“…and that’s exactly the way I feel now. If you’re done with me, I’m going to go home, climb in the Jacuzzi, and then get a couple of hours’ sleep.”

“A very good idea,” Meyers said sympathetically. “All right. We’ll be in touch with you. In the meantime go about your business as usual.”

Sounds easy, Sterling thought. Unfortunately it’s not going to work like that.

Sean O’Brien lingered only a minute after the federal officers left. “I’ll keep you posted,” he promised.

“Dennis, why don’t you take the day off?” Nor suggested. “Pete can handle the bar.”

“And lose all those holiday tips? I don’t think so.” Dennis yawned. “I better start setting up. We’ve got another holiday lunch group, Nor.”

“I haven’t forgotten. But they’ll have to do without me. See you later.”

When the door closed behind Dennis, Billy said, “Holiday tips? Forget it. He just wants to make sure that he’s around if any trouble starts.”

“I know. Are you going to try to get some sleep, Billy? Don’t forget, we’ve got two more shows tonight.”

“Right now I have to check my messages. I talked to a couple of the guys about getting together for lunch sometime this week.”

Nor slipped her arm into her coat. “Hearing Hans Kramer’s message was the reason we’re in this mess. It would have been one thing if we could have stopped the fire, but now the prospect of being witnesses against those two scares me.”

“Just remember they have no idea we overheard them.” Billy pressed the playback button on the answering machine.

Sterling shook his head as he thought of Charlie Santoli. Maybe he won’t mention that he saw Nor and Billy, he thought hopefully. But given the future events he already knew about, he was sure that wasn’t the way things played out.

“You have two new messages,” the electronic voice began.

The first was from a friend who was organizing a lunch for the next day. “You don’t have to call back unless tomorrow doesn’t work for you.

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