Do Or Die
“Sullivan sat in the corner, discreetly taking notes. The fat man was stolidly planted at the table, and despite the icy climate control of the windowless room, he was sweating profusely.
“My apologies for keeping you waiting, Mr. Haddad, but this is a very complex case. I’m pursuing a lot of leads, and there’s only one of me. I think you can appreciate that, because of the sensitive nature of the case, I’m conducting all the interviews personally. I hope my men have made you comfortable. Would ...you like a drink or a snack?”
“Nothing,” Haddad snapped. He was trying to sound outraged, but Green sensed panic. He sat down across the table, set a brown paper bag unobtrusively at his feet, and calmly recited the caution. Sometimes that was enough to shake a blustering witness, but Haddad listened poker-faced and then declined a lawyer, saying that he’d done nothing wrong.
Green acknowledged the denial with a slight nod of the head. “Now, Mr. Haddad, in our first discussion yesterday, you indicated that you didn’t know the murdered man, Jonathan Blair, and that you knew little about your niece’s activities at university.MoreLess
“My apologies for keeping you waiting, Mr. Haddad, but this is a very complex case. I’m pursuing a lot of leads, and there’s only one of me. I think you can appreciate that, because of the sensitive nature of the case, I’m conducting all the interviews personally. I hope my men have made you comfortable. Would ...you like a drink or a snack?”
“Nothing,” Haddad snapped. He was trying to sound outraged, but Green sensed panic. He sat down across the table, set a brown paper bag unobtrusively at his feet, and calmly recited the caution. Sometimes that was enough to shake a blustering witness, but Haddad listened poker-faced and then declined a lawyer, saying that he’d done nothing wrong.
Green acknowledged the denial with a slight nod of the head. “Now, Mr. Haddad, in our first discussion yesterday, you indicated that you didn’t know the murdered man, Jonathan Blair, and that you knew little about your niece’s activities at university.MoreLess
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