Naked Frame by Robert Burton Robinson Page B
Authors: Robert Burton Robinson
Tags: Suspense, Mystery & Detective, Crime, Deception, woman protagonist, murder mystery, mystery series, Betrayal, woman detective, whodunit, Texas—Fiction, framed for murder, dallas tx, texas authors
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was Harvey Hamstel. He
was the president of the company. So, he was probably in the best
position to take over as CEO.
Rebecca walked out of the bathroom with a
towel around her body and another one around her head. "Your
turn."
He held up his phone. "I think I've found
our prime suspect for Big Bill's murder."
She took the phone. "Harvey
Hamstel, President. Well, he does look guilty."
He walked toward the bathroom.
"Check this out." She turned the phone
toward him.
Gabby walked back to look at it. "Phillipa
Thagery, Vice President of Research and Development."
"It says she's developing some cutting edge
TENS unit that will put the company years ahead of their
competition."
"A TENS unit. Didn't you wear one of those
for a while in high school?"
"Yeah. For the pain in my back. So, what if
the killer hooked a super-powerful unit up to Carly's head and
fried her brain?"
"You think this Phillipa Thagery did
it?"
"Not necessarily," said Rebecca. "It could
have been somebody else who had access to what she was
developing."
Gabby walked toward the bathroom. "Killing
Carly would have made Big Bill's problem go away."
"But why kill Carly after Big Bill was
already dead? Unless Carly's killer didn't know he was dead."
Gabby turned around in the bathroom doorway.
"And why make plans to kill Carly knowing Big Bill was going to try
to bribe you?"
"Maybe a few hours of sleep will clear our
minds."
"I sure hope so." Gabby closed the bathroom
door and started the shower.
Rebecca started to call Wendy and tell her
to take another day off. But she didn't want to chance waking up
the baby and ruining Wendy's night. She would call her first thing
in the morning.
CHAPTER 13 - Tuesday, 2:31 a.m.
"Hey, Poppa, it's me, Joey."
"Hey, Joey, it's the middle of the night.
Why are you waking me up?"
"Sorry, Poppa, but I need your help."
"Okay. But couldn't it wait until
morning?"
"No, Poppa. I'm sorry."
"Well, what is it? What do you need?"
"I've got a problem, and it's headed your
way. I sent you the details in an encrypted email. You'd better
check it now."
"Okay, Son. I will. And whatever the problem
is, I'll put Cam on it right away."
"Oh, no. Not Cam. He's a freak."
"Joey! He's your brother. Don't ever
dishonor your own flesh and blood. And believe me, he's working
hard to be part of the family business now."
"I wish I could believe that."
"You can believe it because your father said
it!"
"I'm sorry, Poppa. I meant no disrespect to
you."
"Then don't disrespect your brother."
"Okay. You're right, of course, Poppa."
"So, is everything else going okay? Are you
about to own the business?"
"Yes, Sir. Just like I said I would. In a
couple of weeks."
"And you'll finally bring in
some real money."
"For the family, Poppa. It's all for the
family. You know that. How's Momma?"
"She's fine. Except for the dirty look she
giving me right now. She wants to go back to sleep."
"Tell her I'm sorry, Poppa. And tell her I
love her."
"I will. Goodnight, Son."
"Goodnight, Poppa. And thanks."
CHAPTER 14 - Tuesday, 8:48 a.m.
Rebecca liked the melody. It was a cute
little tune. Oddly familiar. It stopped playing. Then it started up
again. She woke up. It was her cell phone. "Oh crap."
Gabby jumped out of bed. "What?"
"We didn't get our wakeup call. And this is
Wendy. I was going to call her first thing this morning and tell
her to stay home today."
"She found the body. Now she'll have to call
the police."
Rebecca took the call. "Wendy, are you
okay?...oh...well, sure, I understand...no problem...just take a
sick day...you're welcome...bye."
"What happened?"
"We lucked out. She's feeling ill today. Not
anything serious. She was probably up all night with her baby. Her
mom will take care of the baby today while Wendy catches up on her
sleep. This happened a few weeks ago."
"Sounds like you need a new secretary."
"No, Wendy's been my secretary for several
years. When I relocated from Sherman, she came
was the president of the company. So, he was probably in the best
position to take over as CEO.
Rebecca walked out of the bathroom with a
towel around her body and another one around her head. "Your
turn."
He held up his phone. "I think I've found
our prime suspect for Big Bill's murder."
She took the phone. "Harvey
Hamstel, President. Well, he does look guilty."
He walked toward the bathroom.
"Check this out." She turned the phone
toward him.
Gabby walked back to look at it. "Phillipa
Thagery, Vice President of Research and Development."
"It says she's developing some cutting edge
TENS unit that will put the company years ahead of their
competition."
"A TENS unit. Didn't you wear one of those
for a while in high school?"
"Yeah. For the pain in my back. So, what if
the killer hooked a super-powerful unit up to Carly's head and
fried her brain?"
"You think this Phillipa Thagery did
it?"
"Not necessarily," said Rebecca. "It could
have been somebody else who had access to what she was
developing."
Gabby walked toward the bathroom. "Killing
Carly would have made Big Bill's problem go away."
"But why kill Carly after Big Bill was
already dead? Unless Carly's killer didn't know he was dead."
Gabby turned around in the bathroom doorway.
"And why make plans to kill Carly knowing Big Bill was going to try
to bribe you?"
"Maybe a few hours of sleep will clear our
minds."
"I sure hope so." Gabby closed the bathroom
door and started the shower.
Rebecca started to call Wendy and tell her
to take another day off. But she didn't want to chance waking up
the baby and ruining Wendy's night. She would call her first thing
in the morning.
CHAPTER 13 - Tuesday, 2:31 a.m.
"Hey, Poppa, it's me, Joey."
"Hey, Joey, it's the middle of the night.
Why are you waking me up?"
"Sorry, Poppa, but I need your help."
"Okay. But couldn't it wait until
morning?"
"No, Poppa. I'm sorry."
"Well, what is it? What do you need?"
"I've got a problem, and it's headed your
way. I sent you the details in an encrypted email. You'd better
check it now."
"Okay, Son. I will. And whatever the problem
is, I'll put Cam on it right away."
"Oh, no. Not Cam. He's a freak."
"Joey! He's your brother. Don't ever
dishonor your own flesh and blood. And believe me, he's working
hard to be part of the family business now."
"I wish I could believe that."
"You can believe it because your father said
it!"
"I'm sorry, Poppa. I meant no disrespect to
you."
"Then don't disrespect your brother."
"Okay. You're right, of course, Poppa."
"So, is everything else going okay? Are you
about to own the business?"
"Yes, Sir. Just like I said I would. In a
couple of weeks."
"And you'll finally bring in
some real money."
"For the family, Poppa. It's all for the
family. You know that. How's Momma?"
"She's fine. Except for the dirty look she
giving me right now. She wants to go back to sleep."
"Tell her I'm sorry, Poppa. And tell her I
love her."
"I will. Goodnight, Son."
"Goodnight, Poppa. And thanks."
CHAPTER 14 - Tuesday, 8:48 a.m.
Rebecca liked the melody. It was a cute
little tune. Oddly familiar. It stopped playing. Then it started up
again. She woke up. It was her cell phone. "Oh crap."
Gabby jumped out of bed. "What?"
"We didn't get our wakeup call. And this is
Wendy. I was going to call her first thing this morning and tell
her to stay home today."
"She found the body. Now she'll have to call
the police."
Rebecca took the call. "Wendy, are you
okay?...oh...well, sure, I understand...no problem...just take a
sick day...you're welcome...bye."
"What happened?"
"We lucked out. She's feeling ill today. Not
anything serious. She was probably up all night with her baby. Her
mom will take care of the baby today while Wendy catches up on her
sleep. This happened a few weeks ago."
"Sounds like you need a new secretary."
"No, Wendy's been my secretary for several
years. When I relocated from Sherman, she came
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