Shattered by Jason Richards

Author:Jason Richards [Richards, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Whodunit Publishing
Published: 2018-12-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

The internet has simplified many aspects of investigating. Many newspaper and magazine articles are available to me online without ever having to leave the comfort of my office. Kids today don’t know how easy they have it when researching school papers. I wonder how many of them could navigate a stack of reference books in a library or an old microfiche machine?

After several hours of reading The Hollywood Reporter and other entertainment magazines, I learned two things about Grant Worthington. The first is he is one of the biggest players in the entertainment industry. Maybe the biggest. The second is that rumors of his infidelity are as common in Hollywood as sunshine.

It appears Grant Worthington uses escort services like Premier as his own personal ATM for mistresses. So why have Ashley and Hannah killed? What made them different from the others? I wrote a big question mark on my pad of paper.

“What do you think, Dash?” He ignored me and continued sleeping. I got up and looked out my office window. All was as it should be on Brattle Street.

No sign of Garavito’s men lurking around the corner. No Escalade driving by slowly. Maybe they had lost interest. Somehow I doubted that. But not being grabbed at gunpoint or having my window shot out was an improvement.

I checked my watch, Terry and Dave from Pinnacle would be arriving soon. They would serve as my backup as I continued to stick my nose into places where Eddie Garavito preferred I did not. First on the list of visits for the day was Worthington Entertainment Group’s Boston offices. I doubted anyone would have much they wanted to share with me, but you never find out if you don’t ask.

After rubbing elbows with Hollywood east, I’d head over to Brookline to meet with Brooke Chambers. That meeting may get Garavito’s attention. Good thing Terry and Dave will have my back.

A blue Volkswagen Jetta pulled out of a parking spot in front of my building and a black Ford Fusion pulled in. Timing is everything. Two men in dark suits got out of the car. Terry and Dave from Pinnacle.

I texted Terry I was on my way down. Dash woke from his slumber when he heard me take his leash off the hook by the door. We went downstairs and greeted Terry and Dave. Well, I greeted them. Dash first had to mark his favorite bush.

Terry was a big guy who stood a head taller than me with broad shoulders and long arms. Dave was closer to average height and looked like he was carved from stone. They looked every bit the part of two former Secret Service agents. I was disappointed to learn Terry and Dave had investigated financial crimes, but I figured they must have had some protective training. Either way, I appreciated the back up.

After we dropped Dash off at daycare, we crossed the Charles River into Boston. All was quiet as we drove to Worthington Entertainment Group’s Boston offices. I only hoped it wasn’t a calm before a storm.

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