Blackfoot Affair
“Tracy greeted Marisa when she entered the hotel suite that afternoon.
Marisa dropped her briefcase on the bed and shook her head. “He’s very displeased with me,” she said dryly.
“Do tell.”
“I am not winning the case, that’s clear, and what’s worse, I have not reached an ‘accommodation’ with the Seminoles.”
“What the hell does that mean?”
“It means he wants this over, that’s what it means. It’s dragging on forever, much longer than anticipated. Ben Brady is throwing up every obstacle he can conc...oct which is costing the feds a fortune. All of this I heard from Mr. Block’s lips, as if I didn’t already know it.” “What does he expect from you, a miracle?”
“Evidently. I told him if they had found someone who could do a better job I would be happy to turn over all my materials to that person and go home, humming all the way.”
“What did he say?”
“Nothing, of course. The problem with this situation isn’t the lawyer, it’s the case. We haven’t got one, not one good enough to snatch that burial ground from people who’ve had it for hundreds of years.MoreLess
Marisa dropped her briefcase on the bed and shook her head. “He’s very displeased with me,” she said dryly.
“Do tell.”
“I am not winning the case, that’s clear, and what’s worse, I have not reached an ‘accommodation’ with the Seminoles.”
“What the hell does that mean?”
“It means he wants this over, that’s what it means. It’s dragging on forever, much longer than anticipated. Ben Brady is throwing up every obstacle he can conc...oct which is costing the feds a fortune. All of this I heard from Mr. Block’s lips, as if I didn’t already know it.” “What does he expect from you, a miracle?”
“Evidently. I told him if they had found someone who could do a better job I would be happy to turn over all my materials to that person and go home, humming all the way.”
“What did he say?”
“Nothing, of course. The problem with this situation isn’t the lawyer, it’s the case. We haven’t got one, not one good enough to snatch that burial ground from people who’ve had it for hundreds of years.MoreLess
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