The Unicorn Agenda by William L Culbertson

Author:William L Culbertson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy, detective, private eye, unicorn, gnome
Publisher: William L Culbertson
Published: 2022-07-22T00:00:00+00:00

Still waiting in the park on the bench, I continued down my list of calls. Since I had to concentrate on the Stuyvesant case, I had to let my other active clients know I couldn’t work their jobs. My income would take a serious hit, but it was the ethical thing to do. If I had to spend time in court—or in the big house—I wanted to make sure I didn’t leave any of my current clients hanging over the fire.

I’d finished two of the three calls, when I glanced up and saw Gary leaning against a tree watching me. Relieved, I put away my phone and waved him over. He hopped up on the bench beside me.

I turned to talk. For the benefit of anyone who might stroll by, I pretended like I was engaged in the solitary contemplation of nature.

“How was your time in the slammer, big guy?”

That was not the first topic I wanted to deal with, but it told me that Gary—or somebody—was keeping an eye on me. The way my luck had been breaking lately, the snooping was actually reassuring.

I ignored his question and got right to my business. “I know you guys are watching Stuyvesant. Can you tell me if he had his wife sign any papers lately—maybe the last couple of months?”

The gnome nodded. “Yeah, probably. What Teddy didn’t see, Ethel will have.” He thought for a moment. “Anything special you’re looking for?”

“One thing Stuyvesant might have done is trick Samantha into signing off on a transfer of the deed to the property that Mel . . . you know, is interested in. I need to know if she signed any papers for him. I’ve also asked a friend to find out what the deed looks like so if needs be you or somebody could take it . . . or something.” I waved a hand uncertainly. “Maybe if the deed disappears, so does Mel’s problem.” There was undoubtedly an official record of the property, but a missing deed might complicate or delay the land grab.

“Sounds easy enough.”

Unfortunately talking about the deed gave me an additional complicating thought. “Another way he could have played it would be to have her change her will—assuming she has one.”

I thought how that might be done. “If she did have a will, did she have it registered?”

“You’re talking lawyer stuff, and that’s over my head.”

“Do you guys have lawyers?”

He smiled broadly. “Sure. We got lawyers, or at least what passes for lawyers. You think maybe they could play a part in this on our end?”

It was a new thought—one that might be worth exploring.

“Could be. I’m fishing for information, so anything you can tell me would help. Meanwhile, I’ll have somebody check to see if Samantha has a registered will, and if so, when it was registered.”

“Is Jessica the one who’s doing all this for you?” He grinned. “You’re going to work that poor girl to death.”

Was I surprised the gnome knew about Jessica and the work

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