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“How is everything at the firm?”
“Perfect. The Monday after the shooting, I called a meeting with everyone because I didn’t want information to be dispersed inaccurately. Averie came in with Doctor McIntyre. He detailed your condition to the staff but not before Averie threatened to hunt them down if they shared any information with anyone,” he smiled. “She gave a pep talk and told them to make money, so that’s what we did,” Xavier finished.
He handed me a piece of paper.
“I figured you would want to see this. It’s a concise report of the billables and payouts in the last month.”
The numbers in the report were phenomenal. It looked like everyone was working hard.
“And, Morris landed The Meyers Corporation which is the second largest distributor of airplane parts.”
“I thought they were with a firm in New York?”
“They were, but they were looking for new representation, and Morris got the job done. I was very impressed with him closing them and taking care of his daughters.”
“I will have to congratulate him in person. Ray, can you send Gretchen a message about a gift for Morris?”
“Yep,” Ray said while typing on his tablet.
“Roc, any movement on your Wonderland project we discussed?”
“Some. I am looking at some land and vetting some architects. I’ve spoken with Go-cart manufacturers and found a place to order the golf clubs at wholesale. Things are progressing slowly.”
“Good. Let me know if I can be of any assistance.”
“I will.”
“What do we know about this situation so far? Do you have any idea who did this?” I asked Countee.
“No, I don't not yet. The police have even less information than I do. There was one shooter and a driver. We found the car over on the east side discarded and torched. Someone had reported it missing from the Soulard area close to the courthouse. We know he came for you because he waited across the street for you to come out. We saw that on some of the video footage. Averie was worried that it had something to do with the stuff going on over at Patterson, but it doesn't. No one over there carries that type of weight to pull something off like this without us knowing, but she made me dig just to be sure.”
“Anything go on over there while I was down?”
“No, it’s been relatively quiet,” Countee responded.
“I wouldn’t have figured this had anything to with Patterson Law. Besides they would hurt her. They wouldn’t hurt me to get to her.”
“Right, so we are looking through old cases, corporate and criminal to see if something comes up,” Xavier added.
“I got my ear to the streets also. They will show up sooner or later,” Roc added.
“Speaking of, what do you want to happen when we do find him?” Countee asked.
“I will answer that when we find him.”
“In the meantime, I'm going to put men at your houses, and one will stay with you at all times. It’s been quiet, but we can't take any chances,” Countee explained.
“Make sure Averie is covered too.”
“Laila will stay close to Averie,” Countee finished.
* * *
“I knowthey feel a little heavy, but you haven’t used them in a month. Hold on to the walker and see how far you can get.”
I was sitting in a wheelchair in the hallway of the hospital outside of my room. All of the tests from earlier in the day had come back normal. No brain trauma, no skull fractures, everything seemed to be fine. I nodded to the large man standing in front of me who had introduced himself as Greg Baden, a physical therapist.
“Brace yourself with both hands on the walker, the wheels on the chair are locked. Then push yourself up. I will help you, but I think you can do it yourself,” he instructed.
