Revenge at Sea: (Quint Adler Book 1) by Brian O'Sullivan

Author:Brian O'Sullivan [O'Sullivan, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2020-03-31T06:00:00+00:00

19.

“I’ve outlined a bit of a defense,” Gary Rodgers said as I sat in his office.

He worked in the heart of San Francisco, on Market Street in a huge high-rise known as One Front Street. His office was home to three or four other lawyers, but it became readily apparent that Gary ran the show. His face occupied the majority of pictures on the walls.

I had been greeted by an older-than-expected secretary, who walked me through a legal library which must have had hundreds of books. Smart to place the library on the way back to Gary’s office. Helped suggest they'd be prepared.

Gary was hanging up the phone right as I walked in, and in between thanking the secretary, he greeted me with the line about our defense.

“Before we get into it, is there any way I can meet with the two main detectives working the case?”

“I’d highly recommend against it, Quint.”

“I understand. But is it possible?”

“It’s more than possible. The two detectives would love to meet with you. But they’d be meeting you with a different goal in mind. They’d be looking to cross you up, to find something to use at trial. And considering you have already lied to them, it would be pretty easy to trip you up.”

“I didn’t lie about being inside of the house.”

“I know. But you hadn’t told them you went to the house on the morning he was killed. Amongst other half-truths. You start talking to them and remind them you were there that morning, then they go knocking on doors and find someone to testify, putting you at the crime scene around the time of the murder. Look, they are likely doing that anyway—it’s their job, after all—but my point is, the more you talk to them, the more rope you will give them with which to hang you.”

“I just wanted to explain my actions to Detective Kintner and tell him I didn’t do this thing. We’d become friendly and I think he’d listen.”

“He’s no longer your friend, Quint. Right now, he’s out there gathering evidence to put you away for life. You need to stop thinking of him as a friend.”

I bowed my head, knowing I acted like a naive child. “You’re right. It’s just tough to sit here, doing nothing.”

“Unfortunately, it’s not till the trial that you’ll get your chance to tell your side of the story. Which we should discuss now.”

We spent the next hour talking about my defense, potential character witnesses, and things in my favor the police were not aware of.

Gary asked all the right questions and explained the legal ramifications thoroughly. I was blessed to have him on my side.

We finished, but as I turned to go, he called me back.

“You’re not doing any investigating about your father, are you?”

“No,” I lied.

“If the detectives see you by any of these crime scenes, they’ll arrest you again. And I won’t bail you out this time.”

“Understood.”

“Alright, Quint, thanks for stopping in. Let’s talk later this week.”

“I have one last question,” I said.

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