Page 129 of Broken Wheels

“And ended up a good deal richer in the process,” Josh concluded.

“I’m not sure that’s enough to?—”

“It’s enough for us to open an investigation,” Grady interjected.

Dixon spluttered. “Dude, you have got to stop sneaking up on people.”

“Dr. Malone, how certain are you about this information?”

Josh thought about it again. He needed to be sure he was seeing this logically, and not as something to get Spencer off his back and out of his life.

“It’s rock-solid,” Josh answered. “And I’m sure if we go through these files with a fine-toothed comb, we’re going to discover a lot more. It appears as though Spencer used shell companies to do the dirty work, then shut them down, which netted him tax benefits as well as garnering money from the land. And all it took was a little murder.”

“Gee, is that all?” Gary murmured.

Josh sighed. “Sure, that might be spite talking, but you know what? I don’t care.” If Spencer didn’t back down, Dixon would end up in prison for murdering the psychotic son of a bitch.

We have Kathy. Will she be enough?

Then it hit him.

“Chalmers, you there too?”

“Where else would I be?”

“We need your boss.”

“You think I haven’t had the same idea? I don’t have a clue where Spencer has him, but I’m pretty sure he can’t just up and leave. Sending us those links…. He’s willing to risk his life to take Spencer down.”

That only made Josh more determined.

“Then we need to get him out of there.”

“And how do you suggest we find him?”

Josh smiled. “I’d say Kathy is a good place to start. Turn the heat up a little.”

He didn’t have any qualms about roasting her for information, and he’d lay even money Chalmers, Dixon, and Grady felt the same way.

“In that case, I’m gonna go talk to her right now,” Dixon growled.

Josh had to remind himself that, one, he wasn’t alone, and two, he had an audience, because betraying how that growl turned him on was so not a good thing.

“Just keep in mind one thing.” Gary grinned. “We need her alive.”

“Spoilsport.”

Despite what he’d said earlier, Dix would give pretty much anything not to have to talk to this bitch. He had all kinds of ideas in his head about what he could do to her.

Sometimes watching horror films could be inspirational.

Chalmers gave him the lead, watching from the wall. Judging by the looks he was giving Kathy, he wasn’t a fan either.

Kathy Robertson drummed the table with her fingers. “When will it be safe for me to leave?”

Dix let rip with a snort. “Never, if you’ve got any sense. You’re probably going to be in his sights forever now. The best thing you can do is cooperate and hope we can get him put away.”

She shuddered. “I never should have trusted him. It was stupid, but he said the right things and—never mind.”

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