Night Watch by Linda Fairstein

Author:Linda Fairstein [Fairstein, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Thrillers, General
ISBN: 0451416147
Google: eKpeW2Qz5OAC
Amazon: B0072NWK38
Publisher: Signet
Published: 2012-07-09T22:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-SEVEN

I walked to the window bank at the end of the hallway that faced the short side street, Hogan Place, which was the actual entrance to the DA’s office. The bank was halfway between Battaglia’s suite and Laura’s desk and offered me the privacy to make a call.

“I am so steaming mad,” I said into my cell phone to Joan Stafford. Of course someone at the private club to which he had once belonged had given me up to the district attorney.

“Whatever happened to ‘good morning,’ Ms. Cooper?”

“So far I can’t say that it’s been very good. Did your mother ever tell you that she had eyes in the back of her head when you were a kid? Knew everything you did, no matter where you were? I feel like that all over again with my boss.”

“Then you should have asked him where Luc is,” Joan said. “All I can figure is that he’s off chasing the one-armed man.”

“What now? Didn’t you reach him?”

“Better take me off your payroll, girl. The bad news is that he’s not answering his phone at all, as irresistible as I think I am. The good news is that I called that she-devil, Brigitte, and he’s not with her.”

“So what do you think?”

“Didn’t you ever see that Harrison Ford movie—with the one-armed man?”

“Are you talking about The Fugitive?”

“Precisely.”

“Oh, Joanie, just when I need you to be sensible, here you go writing fiction again.”

“Think of it, Alex. Suppose the French detective—le flic—actually thinks Luc’s a—what do you call them these days?—a person of interest in the murder of Lisette Honfleur.”

“No one could possibly think that.”

“Say he’s Inspector Clouseau. Completely incompetent. He thinks that.”

“I’ll give you completely incompetent,” I said.

“So he leans on Luc, freaks him out. Wants everyone in town to believe Luc is guilty to sort of make him crack. Then Brigitte turns on him, ’cause she doesn’t want the kids involved. I’m telling you Luc’s running around out there like a fugitive, chasing the one-armed man who’s really the killer.”

“And I called you to calm me down. What was I thinking? I’ll talk to you later.”

“No, no, no, no, no! Don’t hang up on me. Where’s Mike? I bet he’d agree with me.”

“Joanie, I adore you, but I’ve got work to do. I don’t think Mike’s all that into Luc, if you know what I mean. Anyway, we’re about to be disconnected.” I turned off the phone and stormed back to my office.

“Don’t even stop at your desk,” Laura said, holding up both hands to stop me. “The whole team’s in the conference room with Byron Peaser and Ms. Robles. Better get yourself down there if you don’t want to miss any of the fireworks.”

I reversed direction and walked down the corridor.

From behind me I heard Ryan Blackmer’s voice. “Wait for me, Alex.”

“Are you making yourself useful?” I asked, forcing a smile.

“Checking the hotline.”

“Any messages about Gil-Darsin?” The Sex Crimes Unit had long had a dedicated phone line to take calls from victims or

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