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paper　so　the　airport　machines　won't　see　it；　put　it　in　big　briefcases　and　walk　it　onto　the　planes　like　everybody　else。　They　wear　coats　and　ties　and　look　like　Wall　Streeters。　Or　they　wear　sandals　and　straw　hats　and　mule　it　in　carry…on　bags。　You　guys　catch　them　occasionally；　about　one　percent　of　the　time；　I　believe；　and　when　that　happens　the　super　mules　go　to　jail。　But　they　never　talk；　do　they；　Tarrance？　And　every　now　and　then　a　smurfer　will　start　thinking　about　all　this　money　in　his　briefcase　and　how　easy　it　would　be　just　to　keep　flying　and　enjoy　all　the　money　himself。　And　he'll　disappear。　But　the　Mob　never　forgets；　and　it　may　take　a　year　or　two；　but　they'll　find　；him　somewhere。　The　money'11　be　gone；　of　course；　but　then　so　will　he。　The　Mob　never　forgets；　does　it；　Tarrance？　Just　like　they　won't　forget　about　me。〃
　　Tarrance　listened　until　it　was　obvious　he　needed　to　say　something。　〃You　got　your　million　bucks。〃
　　〃Appreciate　it。　I'm　almost　ready　for　the　next　installment。〃
　　〃Almost？〃
　　〃Yeah；　me　and　the　girl　have　a　couple　more　jobs　to　pull。　We're　trying　to　get　a　few　more　records　out　of　Front　Street。〃
　　〃How　many　documents　do　you　have？〃
　　〃Over　ten　thousand。〃
　　The　lower　jaw　collapsed　and　the　mouth　fell　open。　He　stared　at　Mitch。　〃Damn！　Where'd　they　e　from？〃
　　〃Another　one　of　your　questions。〃
　　〃Ten　thousand　documents；〃　said　Tarrance。
　　〃At　least　ten　thousand。　Bank　records；　wire…transfer　records；　corporate　charters；　corporate　loan　documents；　internal　memos；　correspondence　between　all　sorts　of　people。　A　lot　of　good　stuff；　Tarrance。〃
　　〃Your　wife　mentioned　a　pany　called　Dunn　Lane；　Ltd。　We've　reviewed　the　files　you've　already　given　us。　Pretty　good　material。　What　else　do　you　know　about　it？〃
　　〃A　lot。　Chartered　in　1986　with　ten　million；　which　was　transferred　into　the　corporation　from　a　numbered　account　in　Banco　de　Mexico；　the　same　ten　million　that　arrived　in　Grand　Cayman　in　cash　on　a　certain　Lear　jet　registered　to　a　quiet　little　law　firm　in　Memphis；　except　that　it　was　originally　fourteen　million　but　after　payoffs　to　Cayman　customs　and　Cayman　bankers　it　was　reduced　to　ten　million。　When　the　pany　was　chartered；　the　registered　agent　was　a　guy　named　Diego　Sanchez；　who　happens　to　be　a　VP　with　Banco　de　Mexico。　The　president　was　a　delightful　soul　named　Nathan　Locke；　the　secretary　was　our　old　pal　Royce　McKnight　and　the　treasurer　of　this　cozy　little　corporation　was　a　guy　named　Al　Rubinstein。　I'm　sure　you　know　him。　I　don't。〃
　　〃He's　a　Morolto　operative。〃
　　〃Surprise；　surprise。　Want　more？〃
　　〃Keep　talking。〃
　　〃After　the　seed　money　of　ten　million　was　invested　into　this　venture；　another　ninety　million　in　cash　was　deposited　over　the　next　three　years。　Very　profitable　enterprise。　The　pany　began　buying　all　sorts　of　things　in　the　U。S。…cotton　farms　in　Texas；　apartment　plexes　in　Dayton；　jewelry　stores　in　Beverly　Hills；　hotels　in　St。　Petersburg　and　Tampa。　Most　of　the　transactions　were　by　wire　transfer　from　four　or　five　different　banks　in　the　Caymans。　It's　a　basic　money…laundering　operation。〃
　　〃And　you've　got　all　this　documented？〃
　　〃Stupid　question；　Wayne。　If　I　didn't　have　the　documents；　how　would　I　know　about　it？　I　only　work　on　clean　files；　remember？〃
　　〃How　much　longer　will　it　take　you？〃
　　〃Couple　of　weeks。　Me　and　my　employee　are　still　snooping　around　Front　Street。　And　it　doesn't　look　good。　It'll　be　very　difficult　to　get　files　out　of　there。〃
　　〃Where'd　the　ten　thousand　documents　e　from？〃
　　Mitch　ignored　the　question。　He　jumped　to　his　feet　and　started　for　the　door。　〃Abby　and　I　want　to　live　in　Albuquerque。　It's　a　big　town；　sort　of　out　of　the　way。　Start　working　on　it。〃
　　〃Don't　jump　the　gun。　There's　a　lot　of　work　to　do。〃
　　〃I　said　two　weeks；　Tarrance。　I'll　be　ready　to　deliver　in　two　weeks；　and　that　means　I'll　have　to　disappear。〃
　　〃Not　so　fast。　I　need　to　see　a　few　of　these　documents。〃
　　〃You　have　a　short　memory；　Tarrance。　My　lovely　wife　promised　a　big　stack　of　Dunn　Lane　documents　just　as　soon　as　Ray　goes　over　the　wall。〃
　　Tarrance　looked　across　the　dark　field。　〃I'll　see　what　I　can　do。〃
　　Mitch　walked　to　him　and　pointed　a　finger　in　his　face。　〃Listen　to　me；　Tarrance；　and　listen　closely。　I　don't　think　we're　getting　through。　Today　is　April　17。　Two　weeks　from　today　is　May　1；　and　on　May　1　I　will　deliver　to　you；　as　promised；　over　ten　thousand　very　incriminating　and　highly　admissible　documents　that　will　seriously　cripple　one　of　the　largest　organized　crime　families　in　the　world。　And；　eventually；　it　will　cost　me　my　life。　But　I　promised　to　do　it。　And　you've　promised　to　get　my　brother　out　of　prison。　You　have　a　week；　until　April　24。　If　not；　I'll　disappear。　And　so　will　your　case；　and　career。〃
　　〃What's　he　gonna　do　when　he　gets　out？〃
　　〃You　and　your　stupid　questions。　He'll　run　like　hell；　that's　what　he'll　do。　He's　got　a　brother　with　a　million　dollars　who's　an　expert　in　money　laundering　and　electronic　banking。　He'll　be　out　of　the　country　within　twelve　hours；　and　he'll　go　find　the　million　buck's。〃
　　〃The　Bahamas。〃
　　〃Bahamas。　You're　an　idiot；　Tarrance。　That　money　spent　less　than　ten　minutes　in　the　Bahamas。　You　can't　trust　those　corrupt　fools　down　there。〃
　　〃Mr。　Voyles　doesn't　like　deadlines。　He　gets　real　upset。〃
　　〃Tell　Mr。　Voyles　to　kiss　my　ass。　Tell　him　to　get　the　next　half　million；　because　I'm　almost　ready。　Tell　him　to　get　my　brother　out　or　the　deal's　off。　Tell　him　whatever　you　want；　Tarrance；　but　Ray　goes　over　the　wall　in　a　week　or　I'm　gone。〃
　　Mitch　slammed　the　door　and　started　down　the　bleachers。　Tarrance　followed。　〃When　do　we　talk　again？〃　he　yelled。
　　Mitch　jumped　the　fence　and　was　on　the　track。　〃My　employee　will　call　you。　Just　do　as　she　says。〃
　　　
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　　NATHAN　Locke's　annual　three…day　post…April　15　vacation　in　Vail　had　been　canceled。　By　DeVasher；　on　orders　from　Lazarov。　Locke　and　Oliver　Lambert　sat　in　the　office　on　the　fifth　floor　and　listened。　DeVasher　was　reporting　the　bits　and　pieces　and　trying　unsuccessfully　to　put　the　puzzle　together。
　　〃His　wife　leaves。　Says　she's　gotta　go　home　to　her　mother；　who's　got　lung　cancer。　And　that　she's　tired　of　a　bunch　of　his　crap。　We've　detected　a　little　trouble　here　and　there　over　the　months。　She　bitched　a　little　about　his　hours　and　all；　but　nothing　this　serious。　So　she　goes　home　to　Mommy。　Says　she　don't　know　when　she's　ing　back。　Mommy's　sick；　right？　Removed　a　lung；　right？　But　we　can't　find　a　hospital　that's　heard　of　Maxine　Sutherland。　We've　checked　every　hospital　in　Kentucky；　Indiana　and　Tennessee。　Seems　odd；　doesn't　it；　fellas？〃
　　〃e　on；　DeVasher；〃　Lambert　said。　〃My　wife　had　surgery　four　years　ago；　and　we　flew　to　the　Mayo　Clinic。　I　know　of　no　law　requiring　one　to　have　surgery　within　a　hundred　miles　of　home。　That's　absurd。　And　these　are　society　people。　Maybe　she　checked　in　under　another　name　to　keep　it　quiet。　Happens　all　the　time。〃
　　Locke　nodded　and　agreed。　〃How　much　has　he　talked　to　her？〃
　　〃She　calls　about　once　a　day。　They've　had　some　good　talks；　about　this　and　that。　The　dog。　Her　mom。　The　office。　She　told　him　last　night　she　ain't　ing　back　for　at　least　two　months。〃
　　〃Has　she　ever　indicated　which　hospital？〃　asked　Locke。
　　〃Never。　She's　been　real　careful。　Doesn't　talk　much　about　the　surgery。　Mommy　is　supposedly　home　now。　If　she　ever　left。〃
　　〃What're　you　getting　at；　DeVasher？〃　asked　Lambert。
　　〃Shut　up　and　I'll　finish。　Just　suppose　it's　all　a　ruse　to　get　her　outta　town。　To　get　her　away　from　us。　From　what's　ing　down。　Follow？〃
　　〃You're　assuming　he's　working　with　them？〃　asked　Locke。
　　〃I　get　paid　for　making　those　assumptions；　Nat。　I'm　assuming　he　knows　the　phones　are　bugged；　and　that's　why　they're　so　careful　on　the　phone。　I'm　assuming　he　got　her　outta　town　to　protect　her。〃
　　〃Pretty　shaky；〃　said　Lambert。　〃Pretty　shaky。〃
　　DeVasher　paced　behind　his　desk。　He　glared　at　Ollie　and　let　it　pass。　〃About　ten　days　ago；　somebody　makes　a　bunch　of　unusual　copies　on　the　fourth　floor。　Strange　because　it　was　three　in　the　morning。　According　to　our　records；　when　the　copies　were　made　only　two　lawyers　were　here。　McDeere　and　Scott　Kimble。　Neither　of　whom　had　any　business　on　the　fourth　floor。　Twenty…four　access　numbers　were　used。　Three　belong　to　Lamar　Quin's　files。　Three　belong　to　Sonny　Capps。　The　other　eighteen　belong　to　McDeere's　files。　None　belong　to　Kimble。　Victor　Milligan　left　his　office　around　two…thirty；　and　McDeere　was　working　in　Avery's　office。　He　had　taken　him　to　the　airport。　Avery　says　he　locked　his　office；　but　he　could　have　forgotten。　Either　he　forgot　or　McDeere's　got　a　key。　I　pressed　Avery　on　this；　and　he　feels　almost　certain　he　locked　it。　But　it　was　midnight　and　he　was　dead　tired　and　in　a　hurry。　Could've　forgotten；　right？　But　he　did　not　authorize　McDeere　to　go　back　to　his　office　and　work。　No　big　deal；　really；　because　they　had　spent　the　entire　day　in　there　working　on　the　Capps　return。　The　copier　was　number　eleven；　which　happens　to　be　the　closest　one　to　Avery's　office。　I　think　it's　safe　to　assume　McDeere　made　the　copies。〃
　　〃How　many？〃
　　〃Two　thousand　and　twelve。〃
　　〃Which　files？〃
　　〃The　eighteen　were　all　tax　clients。　Now；　I'm　sure　he'd　explain　it　all　by　saying　he　had　finished　the　returns　and　was　merely　copying　everything。　Sounds　pretty　legitimate；　right？　Except　the　secretaries　always　make　the　c