help with that." She went to another counter
followed by Dark as she unlocked the back door of the cabinet,
reaching in to retrieve a necklace that fit near to Dark’s
specifications. "I hope this is close to what you are looking
for?"
"Ah, yes. This is very
nice." He glimpsed at the price tag, "Well, this is certainly not
cheap is it?"
The clerk smiled and said,
"All our jewels are real and, yes, expensive. We cater to the Vegas
tourists and locals who can afford the luxury of good jewelry. I
could find a less expensive necklace for you, if you wish. We have
some in the back in a special case with affordable
prices."
"As much as I love my
sister, I am not a rich man, please show me the special case then."
Dark handed the necklace back to the clerk.
She locked the piece back
in the cabinet and went off. Dark stood looking around the sales
floor, there were two others looking at rings, probably wedding
rings. He studied the overhead cameras around the room and then
mentally noted the layout of the room. Before the sales clerk came
back Dark was gone. She was slightly surprised, but figured the man
didn’t have that much to spend and probably would end up at Macy’s
jewelry department. It wasn’t unusual for a customer to bolt at
their prices.
~~*~~
I had arrived in my office
building after seeing Penny off to her job, if you could call it a
job. Sitting, talking to celebrities and getting a nice paycheck
for it all, hardly a job. Now I had a job, I had to work hard to
crack cases and face danger at every turn. Saving the city from
horrible catastrophes such as dirty bombs and virus attacks, yes, I
had a real job. Of course, I let Lynn and Deacon do most of the leg
work, I just gave them the directions.
I liked my job, it paid
well when I charged people, but I usually gave into pro bono work,
since it helped people to get on with their lives. Even if I didn’t
get paid for it. I didn’t care; I had a good deal of money from my
book sales which were selling quite well and the few cases that we
did charge for helped. Buck’s security guard service made up for
the biggest portion of our income; it was actually a small goldmine
for what we charged.
I came in the back door
yelling that I had arrived. Lacey was a great receptionist,
bookkeeper, secretary and girl Friday, but she was a nervous one. I
frequently startled her by my entering the lobby without announcing
I was in the building. One day she would either have a heart attack
or shoot me. I preferred the heart attack.
"Well, you do still work
here," she said with a grin as I entered the inner lobby and up to
the wall of a counter that kept the crazy clients away from
her.
"Have I been away that
long?"
"It seems like you breeze
in to scare me and then go off to save the world. Now I’m without a
husband because you sent him to join the carnival."
"He’s doing good, he and
Buck are going to kidnap a few women to put into slavery. Mac is
working hard."
Lacey just stared at me,
"Is that what he’s going to do? Is he going to be arrested for it?
Jessie doesn’t need a criminal father."
"Don’t worry, he’s going
to be safe and the women are going to be undercover police women,
so all is good."
"You are devious," was all
she said and went back to her paperwork, I went to my office and
sat. I was startled when Earl came flying into my room and plopped
down on the client chair.
"Okay, fill me in, what’s
happening?"
"Good morning to you too,
all is well so far on the carnival case. Buck and Mac are expected
to lure four women into slavery and we have a sting in place." I
explained what had happened since I last saw Earl and he was
nodding like a bobble head doll.
"There’s nothing we can do
now but wait and hope the undercover cops will find something. Buck
and Mac will need to be on their toes to pull this off. I hope the
bad guys aren’t too bright or suspicious to check the women too
closely," I said.
"I’m sure it will go well
from what
followed by Dark as she unlocked the back door of the cabinet,
reaching in to retrieve a necklace that fit near to Dark’s
specifications. "I hope this is close to what you are looking
for?"
"Ah, yes. This is very
nice." He glimpsed at the price tag, "Well, this is certainly not
cheap is it?"
The clerk smiled and said,
"All our jewels are real and, yes, expensive. We cater to the Vegas
tourists and locals who can afford the luxury of good jewelry. I
could find a less expensive necklace for you, if you wish. We have
some in the back in a special case with affordable
prices."
"As much as I love my
sister, I am not a rich man, please show me the special case then."
Dark handed the necklace back to the clerk.
She locked the piece back
in the cabinet and went off. Dark stood looking around the sales
floor, there were two others looking at rings, probably wedding
rings. He studied the overhead cameras around the room and then
mentally noted the layout of the room. Before the sales clerk came
back Dark was gone. She was slightly surprised, but figured the man
didn’t have that much to spend and probably would end up at Macy’s
jewelry department. It wasn’t unusual for a customer to bolt at
their prices.
~~*~~
I had arrived in my office
building after seeing Penny off to her job, if you could call it a
job. Sitting, talking to celebrities and getting a nice paycheck
for it all, hardly a job. Now I had a job, I had to work hard to
crack cases and face danger at every turn. Saving the city from
horrible catastrophes such as dirty bombs and virus attacks, yes, I
had a real job. Of course, I let Lynn and Deacon do most of the leg
work, I just gave them the directions.
I liked my job, it paid
well when I charged people, but I usually gave into pro bono work,
since it helped people to get on with their lives. Even if I didn’t
get paid for it. I didn’t care; I had a good deal of money from my
book sales which were selling quite well and the few cases that we
did charge for helped. Buck’s security guard service made up for
the biggest portion of our income; it was actually a small goldmine
for what we charged.
I came in the back door
yelling that I had arrived. Lacey was a great receptionist,
bookkeeper, secretary and girl Friday, but she was a nervous one. I
frequently startled her by my entering the lobby without announcing
I was in the building. One day she would either have a heart attack
or shoot me. I preferred the heart attack.
"Well, you do still work
here," she said with a grin as I entered the inner lobby and up to
the wall of a counter that kept the crazy clients away from
her.
"Have I been away that
long?"
"It seems like you breeze
in to scare me and then go off to save the world. Now I’m without a
husband because you sent him to join the carnival."
"He’s doing good, he and
Buck are going to kidnap a few women to put into slavery. Mac is
working hard."
Lacey just stared at me,
"Is that what he’s going to do? Is he going to be arrested for it?
Jessie doesn’t need a criminal father."
"Don’t worry, he’s going
to be safe and the women are going to be undercover police women,
so all is good."
"You are devious," was all
she said and went back to her paperwork, I went to my office and
sat. I was startled when Earl came flying into my room and plopped
down on the client chair.
"Okay, fill me in, what’s
happening?"
"Good morning to you too,
all is well so far on the carnival case. Buck and Mac are expected
to lure four women into slavery and we have a sting in place." I
explained what had happened since I last saw Earl and he was
nodding like a bobble head doll.
"There’s nothing we can do
now but wait and hope the undercover cops will find something. Buck
and Mac will need to be on their toes to pull this off. I hope the
bad guys aren’t too bright or suspicious to check the women too
closely," I said.
"I’m sure it will go well
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