“I went by his place earlier. His bike’s there, but him and his truck aren’t.” He pauses. “I asked Sherri to find him. Just gotoff the phone with her; he was arrested for tampering with evidence. I guess they had a video from somewhere near the prison.”
“How is that evidence?” I ask him.
“It wouldn’t have stuck. At least Sherri doesn’t think so. It puts me near the prison; I know the COs since I was held there, and…”
“And what?”
“This dumbass took Darren’s ring and has been parading it around.” Tate laughs as she sits down on the couch next to him.
We’re driving out of the compound as I look over at Low. “We’ve gotta make a detour.”
“You’re about to do something dumb, aren’t you?”
“Nope,” I shake my head. “I’m just going to do a thing.”
Pulling up into the parking lot, she looks at me, shaking her head. “Just go talk to him. You don’t have to do all this.”
“Shut up.” Glowering at her and standing from the car.
“Drew?” my name’s called after the car pulls up next to us, and Sherri gets out. “What are you doing here?”
“I was wondering. I’ve been thinking about an internship. I was wondering if you had anything for us?”
“Drew!”Low shouts from the car.
I just wave her off.
“Yeah,” she nods her head. “Of course.” She pauses, looking intothe car and nodding. “You guys come by on Monday.” She starts to walk inside and pauses, looking back at us again. “Actually, I could use your help with something. Come up.”
Glancing in the car, I look at Low and nod.
“No. I have to study for the bar.” She glares at me.
“So do I. What better way to study than to get actual advice and hands-on experience?”
“Seriously? You’re doing all this so you don’t have to talk to him?”
“Low.” I give her a sad look, and she rolls her eyes, pulling herself out of the car and walking with me up to the front of the building.
“You know why he did it, right?” She whispers to me as we open the door.
“Because he’s loyal to my brother.” I tell her as we step onto the elevator with Sherri.
“No,” she scoffs. “He’s trying to keep you from getting hurt.”
The lift stops at the floor, the doors opening, and Sherri’s almost through the threshold of the doors when she stops, turning and looking at us. “I don’t know what’s going on. Or even why exactly you’re here.” She pauses. “At this point, we’re essentially family, so you’re more than welcome to be here, but I have a couple of rules. Do not put my practice at risk and do not make me lie to your brother. So, I don’t want to know what’s going on with this conversation.”
“Okay.” I laugh as she nods her head, exiting the elevator, and we follow behind.
“I actually just got off the phone with Z, who sent me on a wild goose chase this morning trying to find…” She pauses as she shifts some files.
“Elias Leech.”
“Yeah.” She looks over at me as we follow her into the office.
“We all grew up together.”
“Makes sense.” She nods her head. “He’s being charged with tampering with evidence. I just met with him, and… shit.” She pauses. “Hold on.” She holds up a finger as she looks at her computer screen. Clicking her mouse several times before she quickly stands, leaving the room.
