Where the Sun Sets
Chapter 20
It was harder to get inside Josephine's house than it had been for him to enter
the hospital. The local P.D. focused their efforts on the front of the property since
the back was only accessible thru the dwelling or via the water. He was not a great
fan of water. He came in thru a neighbor's yard. After scanning Josephine's yard to
insure his safety he kicked out a section of cedar fencing large enough to allow him
access. Still, he had to be cautious. There was no way of knowing who was inside
the home. Anyone could be watching from the windows. He followed the fence up the
length to the house. He tried the side door, but it was locked. He crept along the
back of the house until he found a patio door unlatched. He looked carefully through
the window before pulling it open.
The door just happened to open into the great room. Two men were sitting inside
the room. He recognized the bodyguard from past news articles. The others identity
he did not know. Stretching his neck he tried to see what held their interest. The
view from his angle wasn't the best, but the arguing from inside filled him in on what
he could not see.
"Damn, did you see the way she tossed her?"
"There was no tossing, she stuck her leg out and let her fall."
"She was off the ground for crying out loud!"
"She's alive isn't she? And not lying in the damn hospital I might add!"
"So where the hell were you Billy?"
"For Christ's sake, there was a guy out on the lake." Billy stood in disgust and
walked to the kitchen. The lawyer stood to follow but took a moment to stop and
eject the tape. He did not remove it however. He hastened his step to the kitchen
lecturing Billy about his requirements as a bodyguard.
No one saw him enter. No one heard him remove the video. He exited the great
room in the opposite direction from the previous two occupants, into the hall that led
to the laundry.
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