Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone
Author:Chris Pavone [Pavone, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781803287294
Publisher: Head of Zeus
CHAPTER 28
DAY 2. 2:04 P.M.
Everything is finally moving along, until suddenly it isnât. The notary is shaking her head.
âWho is this, please?â Sheâs pointing at the paperwork. âThis Laurel Turner?â
Arielâs spirits plummet, and she covers her face in both hands.
âYou are Ariel Pryce, yes? But this document is for Laurel Turner. I do not understand.â
Of the many challenges to her credibility, Ariel had failed to anticipate this one. âI changed my name a long time ago. These papers use my old name.â
The notary seems to be taking this as a personal affront.
âIâm sorry. I donât have any identification with that old name.â
âNothing?â
âNo. Not with me.â
The notary sighs. âThis,â she says, âis a serious problem. Very serious.â
*
Kayla Jefferson puts the printout of phone records down on her station chiefâs desk.
âOh my goodness,â Griffiths says, thumbing through the pages. âThis is a lot.â
âYeah, it looks like John Wright uses this cell for everything. I checkmarked in blue the things that look like client calls. Green is travelâhotels, restaurants, cars, a place where they rented Segways.â
âSorry: rented segues? What the fuck does that mean?â
âYou know those things.â Jefferson holds her fists in front of her, as if clutching handlebars. âLike upright scooters? People zoom around on them, looking like idiots?â
âAh. Right.â
âRed checkmarks are personal contacts. No checkmark at all means we donât yet know what the relationship is to Wright. Still working on those.â
Griffiths turns a page, and Jefferson points at something. âThis incoming call is a mechanicâs garage near Pryceâs farm. And this one here is Wrightâs sister in Marrakesh.â
âMarrakesh?â Griffiths turns another page, then flips back. âHis sister lives in Morocco?â
âLooks like it.â
âThatâs a strange place for an American woman to live, isnât it?â
âIs it? There are a lot of American expats in Morocco.â
âHmm. Letâs take a look at this sister.â
âYou got it.â
âAlso that mechanic. Could you see what thatâs about?â
Jefferson nods.
âAnything else?â Griffiths asks.
âYeah: Just a few minutes ago, she had a really weird phone conversation with I think an employee of hers.â
âReally weird? How so?â
âYouâre going to want to listen to it.â
*
âHi again Mr. James, this is Laurel Turner. I just realized that I have a small problem with the paperwork. Iâm no longer Laurel Turner, I changed my name, I donât have any ID in that name. So the notary canât endorse my signature of this agreement.â
âI see.â
âCan you please redraft with my new name?â
âIâll have to check with my client.â
âPlease,â Ariel says, âcan you hurry this up?â
Ariel wonders if James knows his clientâs identity, or if this lawyer is just another unaware cutout, a subcontractor of a subcontractor, anonymous outsourced legal help buffered by multiple layers of insulation.
âDo you have any idea whatâs going on here?â Ariel asks.
âListen, Ms., um, whatever you say your name is. Thatâs really none of my concern.â
*
Twenty minutes later, Ariel can barely keep herself from launching across the desk to throttle the notary, who seems to be purposefully turning the pages in slow motion, double-checking who the hell knows, eyes back and forth between Arielâs passport and the agreement.
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