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“Would you like me to find you a new partner?” He looked genuine. “I’m not trying to belittle your work or anything, but calling it less than satisfactory these past few weeks would be generous.”
“Have you heard anything from Miss Tanner lately?” I asked. “Did you ask Human Resources to offer her job back with more benefits like I suggested?”
He blinked.
“Do your two blinks mean yes or no?”
He walked away, leaving me alone in the hallway.
You didn’t answer my question, Andrew.
Have you?
I stoodoutside in the rain, staring at the Manhattan Bridge for what had to be the umpteenth hour this week.
Instead of wasting my time on attempted sleep hours, I spent them replaying the first day Elizabeth and I met.
Something is definitely wrong with me.
“Mr. Carter?” A woman in a grey suit stepped in front of me and waved her hand, blocking my view. “Can I have a second of your time, please?”
“No, I’m busy staring into the distance.”
“My name is Grace Warren, FBI.” She flashed a badge. “Can I have a second now?”
“Why’d you bother asking in the first place?”
“I thought you’d be nice to me.”
“What do you want?”
“You’re not in any trouble, but we stumbled onto something while we were doing a separate investigation into a former client of yours.”
“He still has attorney client privilege.”
“I’m aware,” she said, handing me a CD. “This could be nothing, could be something, but we need your help before we make another move.”
“Surely, the FBI has enough money to upgrade from CDs to a cloud by now.”
“This is a serious matter, Mr. Carter.” She sighed. “If you could verify the voices on these calls at your earliest convenience, we’ll be forever grateful.”
“Okay, Miss Warren,” I said. “I’ll put this at the top of my priority list.”
“Thank you.”
I waited for her to walk away before heading to my car. I locked the folder in my glovebox and took my time driving around the city and across the Manhattan Bridge.
My policy on unpaid work was still the same.
PRIVILEGE (N.)
A SPECIAL BENEFIT, EXEMPTION FROM A DUTY, OR IMMUNITY FROM PENALTY, GIVEN TO A PARTICULAR PERSON, A GROUP OR A CLASS OF PEOPLE
ELIZABETH
We fight for justice.
We fight for all.
