Near Prospect Park by Lawrence H. Levy

Author:Lawrence H. Levy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2020-01-13T16:00:00+00:00

16

The next morning, Monday, the twenty-first, Mary awoke to a knock on her door. She had already fed Josie and put her back to bed, hoping that she, too, could get some more sleep. But it was not to be.

Sean had heard about Dottie’s arrest and had come over to see how his sister was doing.

“I’m fine, Sean. I mean, I think I am.”

“From personal experience, I can tell you it doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time to heal, but at least you can start, sis. You caught the bastards.”

“Then why do I have this uneasy feeling?”

“It’ll go away eventually. You know, ‘time heals’ and all that.”

“You’re spouting quotes? I think I need to sit down.” She did just that.

“I’ll do you a favor and give you something else to focus on. I finally acquiesced to Linda’s parents and agreed to invite Mom to dinner, probably a Sunday afternoon, where there’s less chance of arguments.”

“How is that better?”

“Sunday, you know: church, a day of prayer and forgiveness.”

“We are discussing Mom?”

“You’re right. I’m going to try to delay it as much as possible, but I can’t avoid it. Whenever it happens, you’re invited, too.”

“That’s a favor? It’s more like an invitation to a bombing.”

“Please come, Mary. You can bring Josie. I desperately need your support.”

Mary laughed. “And if I say no?”

“That would be the perfect thing to say if you want to see your brother’s life ruined.”

“Hmm, my brother’s life ruined or spending a Sunday with Mom—”

“Mary.”

“I’ll come, Sean, whenever it is. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

“It should be quite a show, on the level of Shakespeare.”

“I assume you’re referring to his tragedies.”

The telephone rang and Mary answered it. “Hello….I’m fine, Mr. Roosevelt, and thank you again for yesterday….Yes, I can be there at noon….Sure, look forward to it.” She hung up.

“My sister gets telephone calls from Theodore Roosevelt. He doesn’t even know I exist.”

“He wants me to come down to his office. Some more details about the case.”

“Go ahead. I’ll watch Josie. I don’t go into work until later today.”

“Thanks, Sean.”

“On the condition that when you see Roosevelt, you put in a word for your brother who’s a brilliant detective?”

“I have another brother? I thought I only had you.” At his annoyed look, she continued. “He’s New York and you’re Brooklyn. How can he help?”

“I’m more than willing to commute to New York for a promotion. Besides, New York and Brooklyn will probably be one city soon.”

“Makes sense. I’ll try, Sean…when the time is right.”

Sean watched as Mary’s expression grew serious. “Don’t worry, sis. He probably just wants to keep you in the loop.”

Mary had clearly heard his tone and doubted it was something as simple as that. It had to be important, but was it good or bad?

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