The Navigators by Dan Alatorre

Author:Dan Alatorre [Alatorre, Dan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-06-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

The door of the yellow truck opened. “Missy!” Barry yelled, hobbling his way toward the pickup. “We need to get the hell out of here.”

Melissa’s face appeared, then went back into the truck. As the motor started, Barry opened the passenger door and fell in. I squeezed in next to him.

“What the hell’s going on?” Melissa steered the truck through the parking lot.

“The waitress figured out who we are,” Barry said.

Melissa pulled onto the street and headed east toward the interstate, squealing the tires as she did. I grabbed the dashboard. “Take it easy, you’ll draw more attention to us.”

Melissa glanced in the rear view mirror. “That’s the point.”

* * * * *

Findlay’s cell phone rang in his pocket. It was Captain Ferguson.

“What’s the good word, el capitan?”

“Findlay, what do you think a college football helmet costs?”

“Why the fuck would I care about a thing like that?”

“Because one of your little friends was caught trying to steal some this morning from the practice fields. A fella by the name of Richard Franklin Fellings.”

Findlay bolted upright. “Riff? Hoo boy, this is my lucky day, isn’t it? What a bunch of screw ups I’m dealing with.”

Ferguson chuckled. “Turns out these helmets cost the school about $400 apiece.”

“Four hundred dollars for a freaking football helmet? What a rip off.” He leaned back in the chair. “No wonder tuition costs so much.”

“That may be, but seeing as Mr. Fellings was apprehended with four of them, that’s $1,600. That kicks him up to grand theft.”

“And?”

“And early today he was transferred to the custody of the Tampa Police Department. He’s been booked and has been sitting in jail all day.”

“That was this morning and they still have him? He didn’t bond out?” Findlay scratched his chin.

“Fellings gave them a fake name, so it slowed things down for a while. But when they saw our bulletins on the wire, they ID’d him. The captain there’s a buddy of mine, and he wanted to know if we’d like Fellings back or if they should keep him.”

“Hmm, what’s the smart move here, Ferg?”

“Well, if we take him back, we can question him. If they keep him, he sits in jail until he posts bond. As it is right now, he’s probably out of commission for overnight or a little longer.”

Findlay grinned. “It’s probably better if he stays out of the way for now. Riff’s pretty useless anyway, except maybe as a bargaining chip if I need one. Is any of this un-doable if I change my mind?”

“Like I said—the captain’s a friend. We can do whatever we want as long as we decide in the next 24 hours or so.”

Findlay nodded. “Then let him rot in the Tampa PD lockup for a while, getting the hell scared out of him.” He chuckled. “Maybe he can become some bubba’s girlfriend. Then if we need him for anything, he’ll be more cooperative.” Using Riff as a bargaining piece might come in handy when it came to do the next step or two.

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