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“Don’t you think those two are enough?” I laughed. “Key is older than me, and Ken is younger. My daddy wanted a boy but didn’t get one, so we call Kenzie, Ken to make him feel better about his ability to produce a male.”
We talked until Ray pulled from the road onto a parking lot of a two-story brick building.
We pulled to a stop in front of the building who’s sign read: “Chambers Security Consulting.”
“I will get your door,” Samuel said when the car stopped.
We walked to the door of the building. Samuel had motioned to ring the doorbell when Countee rounded the corner and walked from the back of the building to open the door. He held the door while Samuel and I entered.
“El,” he and Samuel gave each other dap. “Averie,” he extended his hand. We shook. “You can follow me.” Samuel motioned for me to follow behind Countee. We followed him to a door in the rear of the building. He opened the door, and there was a woman already seated at the table.
“This is Ms. Patterson. Ms. Patterson, Laila.”
Laila was a tall, naturally beautiful woman with mahogany skin and big beautiful eyes. She wore a polo shirt with the Chambers Security logo on it. Her arm and shoulder muscles were massive. She looked like she could handle any physical threat with ease.
“Ms. Patterson,” she smiled. I was all prepared for a deep husky voice to come out of her, but her voice was soft and sweet.
“Nice to meet you, Laila.”
“El, you remember my colleague, Laila.”
“I do. Nice to see you again.”
“Same here Mr. Valentine,” she responded.
“Please have a seat,” Countee said.
Samuel and I sat next to each other while Countee and Laila sat across from us.
“Laila, some other members of my team and me, have been looking into the case. The DA has a solid case, and we can’t find anything on the surface that would make us question the validity of anything we’ve seen. The warrant was administered the correct way. The officers didn’t destroy the house or stop the surveillance cameras from running during their seizure. You can clearly see the cop open the compartment in Coco’s desk and find the drugs and money in there,” Countee explained.
“We installed the security system at Roc’s house. We keep the surveillance recordings on a hard drive off site just in case something happens, and the perpetrator is smart enough to destroy the equipment at his house, we have a back-up. We compared the footage we have on file to the footage the DA has, and it is the exact same,” Laila said.
“We’ve even looked into every single cop who entered the residence, and we can’t find anything on any of them,” Countee added.
Countee and Laila explained everything they’d examined and demonstrated how each thing could be used by the prosecution to prove their case. We looked at the video surveillance from the night of the arrest. Laila explained how to determine if a video is authentic, it was. We sat for two hours discussing their findings until we agreed with their assessment, the DA’s case was air-tight.
That was the worse, possible news we could have received after our impromptu visit by Barry.
“Barry Leathen from the DA’s office, paid us a visit earlier today. He informed us they were amending the charges and adding more. They have something or someone, and we need to find out who or what it is,” Samuel said.
“You don’t think he was just trying to get under your skin?” Countee asked.
“No, we received the official notice while we were on our way here,” Samuel said in a somber tone.
I hadn’t checked my phone on the drive here but did see Samuel look at his. The official notice must have been what sent him deep into his thoughts.
“What could he have that would give him enough confidence to come to your office and deliver the news in person?” Laila said.
“They have a witness,” Samuel and I said at the same time.
“Since everything that prompted this case is false, who could they have that would go along with this rouse?”
“I have no idea. We’ve vetted everyone on our side. Maybe a neighbor?”
“No, because they never conducted business from their residence. Only select people were welcome to their house, and they entered through the garage so the neighbors couldn’t have seen anything if there was something to see,” Countee explained.
“It must be a solid person to boost Leathen’s confidence the way that it has,” Laila finished.
