1. Kate & Jim Chapter 2


    Date: 4/23/2016, Categories: Fiction Author: beagle9690

    ... name is Dorothy," the woman replied, lying. "Well, Dorothy, no last name," Tom, said, crouching down to look at the damage, "You are starting to shiver and I suggest you get out of the rain," and reaching down and feeling the oily puddle beneath the car, "It looks like the jack snapped your break line. You won't be driving it anywhere soon. I have a 6-ton floor jack and the proper tools in the back of the Jeep. If you want, I will change the tire to save time for the tow truck driver. "Dorothy Smith." “OK then. Don't tell me your real name," Tom said getting the wool blanket he kept in the rear seat, "wrap this around yourself. My cell phone is in the cup holder. The engine is running so why don't you sit on the driver side and turn up the heat. Lock the doors until the tow truck driver gets here in case I'm some kind of crazed predator. Assuming I am, you can always run me over when you make your quick getaway." "Sally McCarthy," she said wrapping the blanket around her and sticking her hand out for Tom to shake.... Jim had a lot on his mind when they got home and was unable to go to sleep right away, first and foremost because Jim reconnected with a friend; he lamented those five wasted years while looking forward to the future. He went into the kitchen and made himself a pot of Earl Gray tea to go with some shortbread cookies to mull everything over Months ago, Jim hired a private investigator to look into Katherine’s case. He hired the man for results, and Jim didn’t ...
    ... care how the investigator went about getting them. As it turned out, heads would roll when the truth got out, which would be soon, perhaps shortly after they returned from Florida. The private investigator, a retired CIA agent recommended by his uncle, met with Jim earlier in the week and advised him everything pointed to several factors. Fact one, a deliberately sloppy police investigation. Fact two, Kate's lawyer was incompetent at best. Fact three, something Jim already knew, the prosecutor was politically ambitious, going for expediency instead of justice, and was now running for County Judge. Fact four, the senior police investigator looking into Kate's case was up to his ears in debt and is related to Kate's Insurance broker, the broker's brother-in-law. To compound the problem, there were financial ties between Kate's ex-husband and the insurance broker. Encouraged with this new information, Jim's oldest brother was going to take the case when he received the word. He hadn't told Kate yet and wouldn't until most of the pieces were together and everything was set in motion. Jim was deep in thought when Kate walked up to him unnoticed. "May I join you?" Kate asked, putting her bone china cup and saucer on the table and sitting across from him. Not answering, Jim poured Kate a cup and pushed the cookie plate closer to her. "Do you want to talk about it?" Kate asked reaching across the table to squeeze Jim's hand. Kate was wearing nothing more than Jim's New York Yankee ...