One Dog Night by David Rosenfelt

Author:David Rosenfelt [Rosenfelt, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

CHAPTER 50

It was one of the more unpleasant phone calls in Loney’s recent memory.

Carmine Ricci had called at three A.M. and he was not happy. The hour of the call was not a surprise; Carmine was on Vegas time, so it was only midnight, and he never slept anyway. He also was not particularly concerned about waking Loney; in fact, based on the tone of his voice, he would have been happy to kill Loney.

“You been watching television?” Carmine asked, instead of “hello.”

“Now?” Loney asked. “I’ve been sleeping for … what time is it?” He looked at his watch, and then continued, “Three hours.”

“The lawyer was on television tonight.”

“What lawyer? Carpenter?” Loney asked. “What did he say?”

“Find out yourself, and then call me to explain. If he calls me before you do, you’ve got yourself a problem.”

“Okay … just tell me … what show was he on?”

“How the hell do I know? You think I watch that shit? I heard it was one of those lawyer shows.”

Click.

Loney set about trying to find out what the hell Carmine was talking about, a task which proved easier than he expected. The cable news and talk shows are repeated frequently in the early-morning hours, and he was able to catch the appearance on the Doug Burns show at four A.M.

It confirmed his worst fears; Carpenter had traced the calls that Camby made, which would not have been that difficult. But then he had somehow managed to delve into Loney’s phone records, and find out who he had called.

This would have been a disaster waiting to happen, if it hadn’t already happened. He would have to call everyone on the list, and explain what had taken place. He would not mention Camby’s death, though they would learn about it from Carpenter’s TV appearances.

Actually, the circumstances of Camby’s death might help him convince them not to talk to Carpenter. They would not want to share Camby’s fate, and even though public disclosure by Carpenter could prove somewhat embarrassing, a bullet in the head would be even more problematic.

His bosses would be upset, though that would quickly turn to anger. Loney knew that they saw him as a necessary evil, a conduit to use to accomplish their goals. Conduits are supposed to handle problems, not cause them, and his bosses were going to see this as a very big problem.

But the worst part was Carmine, because at the end of the day, Carmine was the only player here who was of any real importance. So if Carmine was pissed off, nothing else mattered. And Carmine was pissed off.

Loney called him back, but didn’t bother to apologize. Carmine never wanted to hear apologies; he considered them unnecessary. He already knew that someone who displeased him would by definition be sorry that they had done so, since they would want to stay alive.

All Carmine was interested in was that the situation be rectified, and Loney promised that the process would begin, effective immediately. He didn’t say how he would do that, since another thing Carmine was not interested in was details.

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