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“What do you think?”
“Okay,Clarisse.”
“Have you made progress?”
“I’m not taking orders from you and I’m not working for you. Actually, I don’t want to be involved in this at all.”
“I’m sorry if I implied that you were working for me. But I thought we were workingtogether.”
Gibson decided to cut to the chase. “Harry Langhorne?”
“Yes, Mickey, that is excellent.”
“You could have saved me the trouble and just told me his real name.”
“But you feel far better having discovered it yourself, right? And even if I had told you, you would have had to verify it, correct?”
Gibson grimaced, because she knew the woman was right. “The cops will have that information by now, too.”
“Oh, I’m sure. What will you do with it?”
“He was a mob bookkeeper who turned state’s evidence back in New Jersey. Did you know that?”
“That all sounds quite intimidating.”
“You didn’t answer my question.”
“I have since learned of his relationships with other unsavory types.”
Now if that wasn’t a bullshit word salad answer, I don’t know what is.“If they were the ones to take him out, then they have long memories. And they all would be old guys by now.”
“Or it could be their descendants.Theywould be younger men. Andwomen.”
Gibson drew in a breath. Was that last reference important?
“Could be. I wonder how they found him.”
“I have no idea. But if the motivation is strong enough, people can accomplish anything.”
“You sound like you know that very well.”
“I’ve lived life, just like you have. Are you scared?”
“Should I be?” asked Gibson.
“Iam. But I think I’m several degrees removed from where you are. They might know you’ve been out to the mansion. They’ll know you discovered the body and alerted the police.”
“Youactually discovered the body.”
“Yes, but no one knows that.”
“I do.”
“And who are you going to tell?” Clarisse asked.
“I’ve recorded our calls. I can share them with the police.”
“Do you really want to do that?”
