Page 55 of Caleb's Cause
“What case?” Ilsa asked. “As far as I know, no charges have been filed yet.”
“No, and again, according to Duane, they don’t want to go after Grayson/Babcock until all the legal ducks are in a row, then they’ll come after him guns blazing.”
“What about Larry Mason?”
“Who’s that?”
“He was my husband on paper only. I’ve started the divorce proceedings, and because I’m a lawyer, I know how to work the system so that I can get a divorce without him knowing of my whereabouts. I’ve worked with plenty of victims of domestic violence that I can do this.”
“Ah, I understand, and I can’t remember what exactly, but when Katherine freaked out at seeing Grayson/Babcock there was another guy with him.”
“Mom, it was Larry with George. Duane said that Larry was a high up supervisor in the FBI, and was one of the people that kicked Duane out when George was promoted to the director. Duane also believes that Larry and George are shaking down the drug dealers to line their own pockets.”
“Oh, dear Lord.”
“Yes. Do you have any papers from my trial?”
“I have the entire case with me, why?”
“I have a feeling that’s why Mr. Black will be coming to you. He wants the original files because some of the information he received is, what’s the word? It’s all blacked out.”
“Redacted. Does this Jason Black think he’s going to try you again? Because he can’t, or he would be doing double jeopardy.”
“I don’t think so,” Caleb said. “I believe he’s coming to read the original file, gather more information, get a strategy together, and then go after Babcock, or whatever his name is, and Mason, along with any other agents or local police officers that are in cahoots with them.”
“So, this is big?” Kevin asked.
“I don’t know for sure, but it has the potential to be.”
“Think of it like this, Mr. Lassiter,” Katherine said on a sigh. “Someone from the FBI is accusing me of something I didn’t do. I have already been on trial for the same thing, I was found innocent, and because of things revealed at the trial, the prosecutor pressed charges against Michael. He was found guilty of the charges he accused me of. It was him and Steph’s parents that accused me. I don’t know if it was written in the papers from the trial, but at one point it was revealed that Michael said that because of his father’s position with the FBI, he could get away with murder, and no one would touch him.”
“Are you kidding me?”
“It’s in the video tape from the accident,” Ilsa said. “Kevin, you read the entire file, but you didn’t watch the video from the dash cameras Katherine had installed in her car. She only did it when she felt someone was using her car without her permission. I don’t mean to be graphic here, but while Stephanie lay on the hood of the car, naked, after flying through the windshield from the impact of the accident Michael caused, he was getting dressed, he was naked too, he was also laughing likea loon, and yelling at Katherine, telling her that he was going to have the book thrown at her because he was untouchable.”
“Where is he now?” Caleb asked, and looked at her in shock.
“Doing life in a maximum-security prison for one count of murder, and one count of attempted murder. During his trial, the jury deemed him responsible because he was the one hitting me in the back of the head as I was driving down the road.”
“Shit,” Kevin said. “I’ll have to look at them. Like Ilsa said, I’ve read everything, I haven’t had time to watch anything.” They were silent for a good two minutes before he spoke again. “Are you sure you’re safe?”
“I am. Like I said earlier, I’m land locked.”
“What’s that mean?” Ilsa asked.
“I’m at a ranch within a ranch that has no outside access to it without going through the other ranches.”
“I’ll explain it to you,” Kevin said.
“Mom, can I say something?” Katherine looked at Caleb with a grin.
“Sure, Sweetie, what is it?”
“Happy birthday.”
“But it’s not… oh, crap, it is my birthday today, isn’t it.”
“Yep, I wish I could celebrate it with you. It isn’t every day that you turn forty-nine for the first time.”
