![]() ![]() Murphy asked, "Where is she?" 'Detective Penrose? She's home with morning sickness." Tobin discussed, but I think that's the last official conversation you should have with him. Understand? I don't know exactly what you and Mr. Okay? I got a call from Fredric Tobin's attorneys, and they're not happy people. You're no longer working for the township. Maybe I didn't make myself clear about your status. The first was Max, who said, "John, this is Chief Maxwell. ![]() I tried my answering machine again, and there were two new calls. Maybe getting their coffee between cases. I pictured doing PI work for her and her idiot boss. So I told her, "It's me or your job," to which she replied, "Maybe you should change your job" and she meant it-her firm needed a private investigator and she wanted me to take the job. I mean, Jeez, lady, I know somebody has to do it, and the money is terrific, but I was feeling matrimonially challenged. The last straw was when she took the case of a high-level drug guy who, aside from his American problems, was wanted in Colombia for icing a judge. I mean, I'm trying to put scumbags in the slammer, and the woman I'm sleeping with is trying to keep them in business. He may have liked more than her style, but aside from that, our marriage became a conflict of interest. She switched sides and took a high-paying job with a big-name defense attorney who liked her style in court. Robin, by the way, was a Manhattan assistant district attorney once, which is how I met her. The lights were off, but sunlight came in through the windows. Presently, I found the gift shop-Gift Shoppe-which had once been a summer kitchen, I think, and I went in. Then she is officially ex, and I lose the opportunity to be an adulterer or a bigamist. She said, "I reached Emma at her florist shop, and she's on her way to the Peconic Historical Society house."Īside from these little career conflicts, we were actually in love once. Over the causeway and onto Main Road, heading back toward the hamlet of Cutchogue. I didn't see a wedding ring, observed Agnes. Maybe it was another brown-bearded man in a white Porsche. Yet, he didn't seem to recall his June visit. Fredric Tobin had been at the Gordons' on at least one occasion. But don't get married before you get your decree or it's bigamy. It's automatic." She put a light tone in her voice and said, "Well, you can't commit adultery after October first unless you remarry. You'll get a copy of the decree in the mail. I want to remind you that our one-year separation ends on October first, at which time we are legally divorced. The next call was from my ex, whose name is Robin Paine, which fits her, and who also happens to be an attorney. ![]()
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