****
Roger heard the alarm going off. He'd forgotten to turn it off before he went to bed last night. He walked into the bedroom from the kitchen with a cup of coffee in his hand. He still was not sleeping well. He'd been up since three in the morning watching infomercials and trying to think how he was going to handle everything. He'd contacted his ex-wife yesterday and asked for a recommendation for a lawyer. She told him which partner in her firm he should talk to. Being a legal secretary gave her insight to all the partners and she knew exactly what type of lawyer Roger needed. Their conversation was still playing in his mind.
"This is gonna cost you, Rog. Do you have that kind of cash?"
"No. I don't. But I'm gonna do a second on the house."
Trish sounded concerned. "Listen, I'm doing fine so just do the child support, okay?"
" Trish, you don't have to do that, but thanks. I appreciate this. I'm worried 'cause these guys seem bound and determined to make me the scapegoat. I don't want to think about what that means. I don't know how far they're willing to go with this, especially with the right muscle behind them. If they pursue me I won't stand a chance." Roger paused, "Are you sure about the money?"
"Rog, I make more than you do." Trish took a deep breath. "I know our marriage wasn't bliss, but I've always liked you. I don't want to see you railroaded. From what you've said, they're gonna make you their patsy. That's not fair."
Roger smiled. There was nothing Trish ha ted more than an underdog getting beaten up by the big guys. "Okay, thanks Trish."
****
La Rosa and Kincaid were driving in her car. They'd spent the morning with the Feds downtown going over each other's notes. It was weird working together w ith them and it was obvious that the Feds had much more money and technology than they did. Thankfully the guy in charge, Gordon, seemed to be okay about working together and that made the other Feds toe the line.
La Ro sa was doing what she did best - thinking. She kept going back to what Roger Merit had said about people working at the park and how it wasn't hard to get access as an employee.
"Kincaid? " La Rosa spoke finally.
"What?" Kincaid was quiet too , but La Rosa was pretty sure he was replaying his night spent playing online poker rather than the facts of their case.
"You know what the mechanic said about getting a job at the park. That has to be the way this guy got access to the roller coaster."
"Probably."
"Let's run the files and see all the new employees in the last year. Then we can go through them all and narrow it down to see if it's possible that he worked at the park."
Kincaid dialed his phone and in a second he was relaying the message to their staff at the precinct.
"I feel for the mechanic. They are totally gonna Shanghai him for this. "
Kincaid nodded. "Yeah, he's definitely shit out of luck."
"I'm just spit balling here. Trying to think things through. If you were a disgruntled employee, what would you do? Saying that you're slightly crazy, of course."
"Of course." Kincaid paused. "Well, you'd want them to pay. To suffer."
"Right. And what better way to do that than take the money away?"
Kincaid shrugged . "Obviously."
La Rosa stopped at the light and looked at Kincaid. "How long have we been doing this job? Isn't the obvious answer usually the right one?"
****
Chapter Ten
It was dark out. She didn't know how late it was, but Lindy could hear her dad snoring from his room. She tiptoed down the stairs being careful to miss the one that creaked. She had to hold onto the wall because she was groggy from
Roger heard the alarm going off. He'd forgotten to turn it off before he went to bed last night. He walked into the bedroom from the kitchen with a cup of coffee in his hand. He still was not sleeping well. He'd been up since three in the morning watching infomercials and trying to think how he was going to handle everything. He'd contacted his ex-wife yesterday and asked for a recommendation for a lawyer. She told him which partner in her firm he should talk to. Being a legal secretary gave her insight to all the partners and she knew exactly what type of lawyer Roger needed. Their conversation was still playing in his mind.
"This is gonna cost you, Rog. Do you have that kind of cash?"
"No. I don't. But I'm gonna do a second on the house."
Trish sounded concerned. "Listen, I'm doing fine so just do the child support, okay?"
" Trish, you don't have to do that, but thanks. I appreciate this. I'm worried 'cause these guys seem bound and determined to make me the scapegoat. I don't want to think about what that means. I don't know how far they're willing to go with this, especially with the right muscle behind them. If they pursue me I won't stand a chance." Roger paused, "Are you sure about the money?"
"Rog, I make more than you do." Trish took a deep breath. "I know our marriage wasn't bliss, but I've always liked you. I don't want to see you railroaded. From what you've said, they're gonna make you their patsy. That's not fair."
Roger smiled. There was nothing Trish ha ted more than an underdog getting beaten up by the big guys. "Okay, thanks Trish."
****
La Rosa and Kincaid were driving in her car. They'd spent the morning with the Feds downtown going over each other's notes. It was weird working together w ith them and it was obvious that the Feds had much more money and technology than they did. Thankfully the guy in charge, Gordon, seemed to be okay about working together and that made the other Feds toe the line.
La Ro sa was doing what she did best - thinking. She kept going back to what Roger Merit had said about people working at the park and how it wasn't hard to get access as an employee.
"Kincaid? " La Rosa spoke finally.
"What?" Kincaid was quiet too , but La Rosa was pretty sure he was replaying his night spent playing online poker rather than the facts of their case.
"You know what the mechanic said about getting a job at the park. That has to be the way this guy got access to the roller coaster."
"Probably."
"Let's run the files and see all the new employees in the last year. Then we can go through them all and narrow it down to see if it's possible that he worked at the park."
Kincaid dialed his phone and in a second he was relaying the message to their staff at the precinct.
"I feel for the mechanic. They are totally gonna Shanghai him for this. "
Kincaid nodded. "Yeah, he's definitely shit out of luck."
"I'm just spit balling here. Trying to think things through. If you were a disgruntled employee, what would you do? Saying that you're slightly crazy, of course."
"Of course." Kincaid paused. "Well, you'd want them to pay. To suffer."
"Right. And what better way to do that than take the money away?"
Kincaid shrugged . "Obviously."
La Rosa stopped at the light and looked at Kincaid. "How long have we been doing this job? Isn't the obvious answer usually the right one?"
****
Chapter Ten
It was dark out. She didn't know how late it was, but Lindy could hear her dad snoring from his room. She tiptoed down the stairs being careful to miss the one that creaked. She had to hold onto the wall because she was groggy from
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