| He?s what they call a functioning alcoholic, something of a character in Bean Town?s
shadier districts, but harmless?actually kind of liked in a warped sort of wayHe?s also considered
very bright when he?s clearheaded, and I?m told a lot of crumbs wouldn?t have gone court-free and
others would be doing longer jail terms if he hadn?t given shrewd advice to their attorneys of
recordYou might say he?s a behind-the-scenes storefront lawyer, the ?stores? in his case being
saloons, pool halls and probably warehousesSince I?ve been where he?s at in the booze terrain,
he sounds straight arrow to meHe?s handling it better than I ever did
?If I could have managed better in that twilight zone, I might not haveThere?s something to be
said for the grape on many occasions
?What about his knock off chanel handbag china client??
?Awesome, and our once and former judge was an adjunct professor at Harvard Law, where
Gates was a student in two of his classesNo question about it, Prefontaine knows the manThere?s no reason for him to lieHe was simply after a score
?You?re following up on the client??
?With all the quiet ammunition I can pull out of my personal woodworkHe?s our link to
CarlosThe Medusa connection was a false lead, a stupid attempt by a stupid general in the
Pentagon to put someone inside Gates?s inner legal circle
?You?re sure of that??
?I am nowGates is a highly paid consultant to a law firm representing a megadefense contractor
under antitrust scrutinyHe wouldn?t even return Swayne?s calls, which, if he did, would make him
more stupid than Swayne, which he isn?t
?That?s your problem, omega mens seamaster watch on sale friend, not mineIf everything goes the way I intend it to go here, I don?t
even want to hear about Snake LadyIn fact, I can?t remember ever having heard of it
?Thanks for dumping it in my lap?and in a way I guess I mean thatIncidentally, the grammarschool
notebook you grabbed from the gunslinger in Manassas has some interesting things in it
?Oh??
?Do you remember those three frequent fliers from the Mayflower?s registry who flew into
Philadelphia eight months ago and just happened to be at the hotel at the same time eight months
later??
?Certainly
?Their names are in Swayne?s Mickey Mouse loose-leafThey had nothing to do with Carlos;
they?re part of MedusaIt?s a mother lode of disconnected information
?I?m not interestedUse it in good health
?We will, and very quietlyThat tiffany |
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