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the boy.
They wouldn't give him any information. He contacted Dylan's Marine
buddy and set up an interview with he and his son for this evening.
When he heads back to the courthouse for the arraignment he stops
by the law office of Fred Tucker. Since he is out, he leaves a card
and asks him to call.
Dylan stands before the judge and listens to
the charges against him as they are read by the clerk. When he is
asked if he understands the charges against him, he says he does.
Jacob requests bail which is set at one million dollars. He can't
leave the state so unless he has a relative he can stay with bail
will be denied.
Dropping his eyes, Dylan is just about to say
he doesn't have anyone to stay with when Evelyn steps forward,
"Your Honor, I am Evelyn Drake Smith. I am Dylan Drake's sister and
I live here in Amarillo. He can stay with me."
"All right, Mr. Drake, post your bond and you
can be released to your sister's home. I am going to require an
ankle bracelet though. Agreed?"
Dylan agrees. Turning to Evelyn he says,
"Thank you Evelyn."
After being fitted with the ankle bracelet
and having the bond transferred from his personal account to the
clerk, he and Evelyn head toward her home.
CHAPTER 6
Jacob thankful Evelyn came through for Dylan.
Nothing is more demoralizing than being locked in a jail cell for
months. He hasn't really been introduced to Evelyn yet, but Dylan
had seemed shocked when she stepped forward and offered to let him
stay with her.
When they arrive at the house Dylan is
surprised to see Evelyn no longer lives in the modern brick home in
the upscale neighborhood where she lived when he left Amarillo.
This is a small house in one of the poorer neighborhoods and he is
ashamed that he didn't know. He asks, "Where's Jack? Why are you
living here and not on Pecan?"
Evelyn looks at him with sad eyes and says,
"A lot has changed since you left eight years ago Dylan. Jack and I
are divorced. The kids and I live here now and I work at the
mall."
"I'm sorry Evelyn, when did that happen?"
asks Dylan.
"Jack left almost three years ago. He ran off
with a waitress from the truck stop and left me with a pile of
debt. I had to sell the house to pay off his debts. This is all I
can afford on my salary. Janie and Jeff are ten and twelve now. You
won't even recognize them."
They get out of the car and head inside with
Jacob. They order pizza for dinner and are sitting around the
living room discussing the case.
Jacob asks Evelyn, "What can you tell me
about Richard Thomas?"
Frowning she says, "Besides the fact that he
is a scumbag that runs around on his wife and three kids not a lot.
He is a Vice-President at the First National Bank. He doesn't have
a good reputation. Rumor has it that he has shafted more than one
customer but so far no one has been able to prove anything. He and
Elena had an affair for years. Dylan, I'm really sorry I didn't
believe you when you and Elena split. I saw them together with my
own eyes not too long after you left. It was disgusting."
Jacob asks, "Dylan told me you were friends
with Elena. What kind of person was she?"
Frowning again Evelyn says, "Well, she was
not the person I thought she was for years. She lied to me about
everything. I know she would go out at night after Damian was in
bed leaving him home alone. I saw her car at the local tavern on
more than one occasion. We haven't been close for several
years."
Jacob asks next, "Was she still seeing
Richard Thomas?"
She answers, "No, they broke up about a year
ago from what I heard. I know he was furious with her for some
reason. I saw them fighting on more than one occasion as recently
as last week at the mall."
"Do you know what they were fighting about?
Where did you see them fighting?" asks Jacob.
She answers, "They were fighting in the
middle of the mall by the game room in broad daylight in front of
everybody. He was yelling at her and I heard him say 'You'll be
sorry Elena. I promise you are going to pay for
They wouldn't give him any information. He contacted Dylan's Marine
buddy and set up an interview with he and his son for this evening.
When he heads back to the courthouse for the arraignment he stops
by the law office of Fred Tucker. Since he is out, he leaves a card
and asks him to call.
Dylan stands before the judge and listens to
the charges against him as they are read by the clerk. When he is
asked if he understands the charges against him, he says he does.
Jacob requests bail which is set at one million dollars. He can't
leave the state so unless he has a relative he can stay with bail
will be denied.
Dropping his eyes, Dylan is just about to say
he doesn't have anyone to stay with when Evelyn steps forward,
"Your Honor, I am Evelyn Drake Smith. I am Dylan Drake's sister and
I live here in Amarillo. He can stay with me."
"All right, Mr. Drake, post your bond and you
can be released to your sister's home. I am going to require an
ankle bracelet though. Agreed?"
Dylan agrees. Turning to Evelyn he says,
"Thank you Evelyn."
After being fitted with the ankle bracelet
and having the bond transferred from his personal account to the
clerk, he and Evelyn head toward her home.
CHAPTER 6
Jacob thankful Evelyn came through for Dylan.
Nothing is more demoralizing than being locked in a jail cell for
months. He hasn't really been introduced to Evelyn yet, but Dylan
had seemed shocked when she stepped forward and offered to let him
stay with her.
When they arrive at the house Dylan is
surprised to see Evelyn no longer lives in the modern brick home in
the upscale neighborhood where she lived when he left Amarillo.
This is a small house in one of the poorer neighborhoods and he is
ashamed that he didn't know. He asks, "Where's Jack? Why are you
living here and not on Pecan?"
Evelyn looks at him with sad eyes and says,
"A lot has changed since you left eight years ago Dylan. Jack and I
are divorced. The kids and I live here now and I work at the
mall."
"I'm sorry Evelyn, when did that happen?"
asks Dylan.
"Jack left almost three years ago. He ran off
with a waitress from the truck stop and left me with a pile of
debt. I had to sell the house to pay off his debts. This is all I
can afford on my salary. Janie and Jeff are ten and twelve now. You
won't even recognize them."
They get out of the car and head inside with
Jacob. They order pizza for dinner and are sitting around the
living room discussing the case.
Jacob asks Evelyn, "What can you tell me
about Richard Thomas?"
Frowning she says, "Besides the fact that he
is a scumbag that runs around on his wife and three kids not a lot.
He is a Vice-President at the First National Bank. He doesn't have
a good reputation. Rumor has it that he has shafted more than one
customer but so far no one has been able to prove anything. He and
Elena had an affair for years. Dylan, I'm really sorry I didn't
believe you when you and Elena split. I saw them together with my
own eyes not too long after you left. It was disgusting."
Jacob asks, "Dylan told me you were friends
with Elena. What kind of person was she?"
Frowning again Evelyn says, "Well, she was
not the person I thought she was for years. She lied to me about
everything. I know she would go out at night after Damian was in
bed leaving him home alone. I saw her car at the local tavern on
more than one occasion. We haven't been close for several
years."
Jacob asks next, "Was she still seeing
Richard Thomas?"
She answers, "No, they broke up about a year
ago from what I heard. I know he was furious with her for some
reason. I saw them fighting on more than one occasion as recently
as last week at the mall."
"Do you know what they were fighting about?
Where did you see them fighting?" asks Jacob.
She answers, "They were fighting in the
middle of the mall by the game room in broad daylight in front of
everybody. He was yelling at her and I heard him say 'You'll be
sorry Elena. I promise you are going to pay for
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