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thought. ' you know him?' '. He dealt only with Simon Fitzgerald.' They
sat there talking for more than an hour, and there was an easy
camaraderie between them. Steve filled Julia in on what had hippened
earlier - the arrival of the stranger who called herself Julia Stanford,
the empty. grave and Dmitri Kaminsky's disappearance. ''s incredible!'
Julia said. ' could be behind thist ' don't know, but I'm trying to find
out,' Steve assured her. ' the meantime, you'll be safe here. Very
safe.' She smiled, and said, ' feel safe here. Thank you.' He started to
say something, then stopped.
He 326 looked at his watch. ''d better get dressed and get down to the
office. I have a lot to do.' Steve was meeting with Fitzgerald. '
progress yeff Fitzgerald asked. Steve shook his head. ''s all smoke.
Whoever planned this is a genius. I'm trying to trace Dmitri Kaminsky.
He flew from Corsica to-Paris to Australia. I spoke to the Sydney
police. They were stunned to learn that Kaminsky is in their country.
There's a circular out from Interpol, and they're looking for him. I
think Harry Stanford signed his own death warrant when he called here
and said he wanted to change his will. Someone decided to stop him. The
only witness to what happened on the yacht that night is Dmitri
Kaminsky. When we find him, we'll know a lot more.', ' wonder if we
should bring our police in on thist Fitzgerald suggested. Steve shook
his head. ' we know is all circumstantial, Simon. The only crime we can
prove is that someone dug up a body - and we don't even know who did
that.' ' about the detective they hired, who verified the'woman's
fingerprints?' ' Timmons. I've left three messages for him. If I don't
hear back from him by six o'clock tonight, I'm going to fly to Chicago.
I believe he's deeply involved.' 327 ' do you suppose was meant to
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happen to the shires of the estate that the impostor was going to gett '
hunch is that whoever planned this had her sign her share over to them.
The person probably used some dummy trusts to hide it. I'm convinced
that we're looking for a member of the family ... I think we can
eliminate Kendall as a suspect.' He told Fitzgerald about the
conversation he had had with her. ' she were behind this, she wouldn't
have come forth with a confession, not at this time, anyway. She would
have waited until the estate was settled and she had the money. As far
as her husband is concerned, I think we can eliminate Marc. He's a
small-time blackmailer. He isn't capable of setting up anything like
this.' ' about the otherst - ' Stanford. I talked to a friend of mine
with the Chicago Bar Association. My friend says everyone thinks very
highly of Stanford. In fact, he's just been appointed chief judge.
Another thing in his favor: Judge Stanford was the one who said that the
first Julia who appeared was a fraud, and he was the one who insisted on
a DNA test. I doubt he'd do something like this. Woody interests me. I'm
pretty sure he's on drugs, and that's an expensive habit. I checked on
his wife, Peggy. She isn't smart enough to be behind this scheme. But
there's a rumor she has a brother who's bad business. I'm going to look
into it.' Steve spoke to his secretary on the intercom. ' 328 get me
Lieutenant Michael Kennedy of the Boston police., A, few minutes later,
she buzzed Steve. ' Kennedy is on line one.' Steve picked up the phone.
'. Thank you for taking my call. I'm Steve Sloane with Renquist,
Renquist, & Fitzgerald. We're trying to locate a relative in the matter
of the Harry Stanford estate.' '. Sloane, I'd be glad to help if I can.'
', you please check with the New York City police to see if they have
any files on Mrs. Woodrow Stanford's brother. His name is Hoop
Malkovich. He works in a bakery in the Bronx.' ' problem. I'll get back
to you.' '.' After lunch, Simon Fitzgerald stopped by Steve's office.
''s the investigation going?' he asked. ' slow to suit me. Whoever
planned this covered his or her tracks pretty thoroughly.' ' is Julia
holding upt Steve smiled. ''s wonderful.' There was something in the
tone of his voice that made Simon Fitzgerald take a closer look at him.
''s a very attractive young lady.' ' know,' Steve said wistfully. '
know.' 329 An hour later, the call came in from Australia. '. Sloanet '.
' Inspector Mcphearson here from Sydney.' ', Chief Inspector.' ' found
your man.' Steve felt his heart jump. ''s wonderful! I'd like to arrange
immediate extradition to bring him ...' ', I don't think there's any
hurry. Dmitri Kaminsky is dead.' Steve felt his heart sink.
'91hat?' ' found his body a little while ago. His fingers had been
chopped off, and he had been. shot several times.' ' Russian gangs have
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a quaint custom. First they chop off your fingers, then they let you
bleed, and then they shoot you.' ' see. Thank you, inspector! Dead end
Steve sat there, staring at the wall. All his leads were disappearing.
He realized how heavily he had been counting on Dmitri Kaminsky's
testimony. Steve's secretary interrupted his thoughts. ''s a Mr. Timmons [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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thought. ' you know him?' '. He dealt only with Simon Fitzgerald.' They
sat there talking for more than an hour, and there was an easy
camaraderie between them. Steve filled Julia in on what had hippened
earlier - the arrival of the stranger who called herself Julia Stanford,
the empty. grave and Dmitri Kaminsky's disappearance. ''s incredible!'
Julia said. ' could be behind thist ' don't know, but I'm trying to find
out,' Steve assured her. ' the meantime, you'll be safe here. Very
safe.' She smiled, and said, ' feel safe here. Thank you.' He started to
say something, then stopped.
He 326 looked at his watch. ''d better get dressed and get down to the
office. I have a lot to do.' Steve was meeting with Fitzgerald. '
progress yeff Fitzgerald asked. Steve shook his head. ''s all smoke.
Whoever planned this is a genius. I'm trying to trace Dmitri Kaminsky.
He flew from Corsica to-Paris to Australia. I spoke to the Sydney
police. They were stunned to learn that Kaminsky is in their country.
There's a circular out from Interpol, and they're looking for him. I
think Harry Stanford signed his own death warrant when he called here
and said he wanted to change his will. Someone decided to stop him. The
only witness to what happened on the yacht that night is Dmitri
Kaminsky. When we find him, we'll know a lot more.', ' wonder if we
should bring our police in on thist Fitzgerald suggested. Steve shook
his head. ' we know is all circumstantial, Simon. The only crime we can
prove is that someone dug up a body - and we don't even know who did
that.' ' about the detective they hired, who verified the'woman's
fingerprints?' ' Timmons. I've left three messages for him. If I don't
hear back from him by six o'clock tonight, I'm going to fly to Chicago.
I believe he's deeply involved.' 327 ' do you suppose was meant to
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happen to the shires of the estate that the impostor was going to gett '
hunch is that whoever planned this had her sign her share over to them.
The person probably used some dummy trusts to hide it. I'm convinced
that we're looking for a member of the family ... I think we can
eliminate Kendall as a suspect.' He told Fitzgerald about the
conversation he had had with her. ' she were behind this, she wouldn't
have come forth with a confession, not at this time, anyway. She would
have waited until the estate was settled and she had the money. As far
as her husband is concerned, I think we can eliminate Marc. He's a
small-time blackmailer. He isn't capable of setting up anything like
this.' ' about the otherst - ' Stanford. I talked to a friend of mine
with the Chicago Bar Association. My friend says everyone thinks very
highly of Stanford. In fact, he's just been appointed chief judge.
Another thing in his favor: Judge Stanford was the one who said that the
first Julia who appeared was a fraud, and he was the one who insisted on
a DNA test. I doubt he'd do something like this. Woody interests me. I'm
pretty sure he's on drugs, and that's an expensive habit. I checked on
his wife, Peggy. She isn't smart enough to be behind this scheme. But
there's a rumor she has a brother who's bad business. I'm going to look
into it.' Steve spoke to his secretary on the intercom. ' 328 get me
Lieutenant Michael Kennedy of the Boston police., A, few minutes later,
she buzzed Steve. ' Kennedy is on line one.' Steve picked up the phone.
'. Thank you for taking my call. I'm Steve Sloane with Renquist,
Renquist, & Fitzgerald. We're trying to locate a relative in the matter
of the Harry Stanford estate.' '. Sloane, I'd be glad to help if I can.'
', you please check with the New York City police to see if they have
any files on Mrs. Woodrow Stanford's brother. His name is Hoop
Malkovich. He works in a bakery in the Bronx.' ' problem. I'll get back
to you.' '.' After lunch, Simon Fitzgerald stopped by Steve's office.
''s the investigation going?' he asked. ' slow to suit me. Whoever
planned this covered his or her tracks pretty thoroughly.' ' is Julia
holding upt Steve smiled. ''s wonderful.' There was something in the
tone of his voice that made Simon Fitzgerald take a closer look at him.
''s a very attractive young lady.' ' know,' Steve said wistfully. '
know.' 329 An hour later, the call came in from Australia. '. Sloanet '.
' Inspector Mcphearson here from Sydney.' ', Chief Inspector.' ' found
your man.' Steve felt his heart jump. ''s wonderful! I'd like to arrange
immediate extradition to bring him ...' ', I don't think there's any
hurry. Dmitri Kaminsky is dead.' Steve felt his heart sink.
'91hat?' ' found his body a little while ago. His fingers had been
chopped off, and he had been. shot several times.' ' Russian gangs have
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a quaint custom. First they chop off your fingers, then they let you
bleed, and then they shoot you.' ' see. Thank you, inspector! Dead end
Steve sat there, staring at the wall. All his leads were disappearing.
He realized how heavily he had been counting on Dmitri Kaminsky's
testimony. Steve's secretary interrupted his thoughts. ''s a Mr. Timmons [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]