The Victim's Wife by Dan Decker

Author:Dan Decker [Decker, Dan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grim Archer Media
Published: 2020-12-21T22:00:00+00:00

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When I got to my car, my first instinct was to call Mason, but I decided against it. This needed to be a face-to-face conversation. When I checked my phone, I saw that I had missed a couple of phone calls from Ellie, but I didn’t want to be distracted by any other cases at the moment, so I didn’t check my messages or call her back. She would send me a text message if something was urgent. I had no text messages, so I was in the clear. If something was important, she would have let me know. As I drove to Mason’s home after leaving the police station, I couldn’t help but marvel at the turn of events in this case.

If Penny and Mason hadn’t committed the murders—and I needed to be open to the possibility that both were guilty of the crimes with which they were charged—somebody might be gunning for them. The fact that Penny was now being dragged in after the fact made me curious to see what evidence they had gathered on her.

Mason’s wife Justine answered the door. She seemed happy to see me and ushered me in before I’d even said a word.

“I will tell Mason you’re here,” she said, running up the stairs two at a time before I had a chance to ask how she was doing.

While I waited for Mason to come down, I looked around the room to see if anything had changed since the last time I had been here, half expecting pictures of his older daughters to be taken down. Despite my expectations, photos of both still hung on the wall, so either it had not affected him that Rafael had come to talk with me, or he didn’t know.

I’m betting on doesn’t know, I thought, wondering if I dared even bring that up today. At some point, Mason and I would need to have a conversation about that day, but my gut told me today was not the time. Not when he was about to be charged with conspiracy and have an ex-girlfriend added to the charges as well.

I had given it considerable thought on the drive over, and despite Penny’s pleas, I didn’t think that it was wise for me to represent both Penny and Mason at the same time. My intention was to convince him not to sign a waiver, so she would have to find a different attorney to represent her.

Chances were good that at some point, I might need to paint Penny as the real instigator behind the crime to angle for a better plea bargain. It might even be possible that Mason would have to testify against Penny. If it came down to that, I could not represent both.

No, the more I thought about it, the more impossible it seemed that this was in any way, shape, or form a good idea.

I also knew my limits. I knew that I was not likely to give them both unbiased representation. I would probably favor one over the other, if not consciously, then subconsciously.

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