Phantom Limb (2014)
“The requisite shelves laden with law books, memorabilia from two different Ivy League schools, a bag of golf clubs in the corner. Framed photos of the lawyer’s wife and two grown daughters. Some award plaques on the walls from various charities and legal organizations.
The one discordant note was the disabled video camera hanging from a ceiling corner. As in the library, the casing had been opened. Wiring exposed, dangling.
Drake followed my gaze.
“I asked the FBI tech to take care ...of the security camera in here, too. And the microphone. After what’s happened, I don’t want to take any chances. Privacy is very important to me.”
He indicated a stuffed leather chair opposite his neat, orderly desk. I took a seat. Then he closed the office door and turned the lock.
“Very important,” he repeated as he returned to sit in the plush armchair behind his desk. Notable among the squared stack of files and gold-plated pen holder on the blotter was a bottle of Wild Turkey and two glasses.MoreLess
The one discordant note was the disabled video camera hanging from a ceiling corner. As in the library, the casing had been opened. Wiring exposed, dangling.
Drake followed my gaze.
“I asked the FBI tech to take care ...of the security camera in here, too. And the microphone. After what’s happened, I don’t want to take any chances. Privacy is very important to me.”
He indicated a stuffed leather chair opposite his neat, orderly desk. I took a seat. Then he closed the office door and turned the lock.
“Very important,” he repeated as he returned to sit in the plush armchair behind his desk. Notable among the squared stack of files and gold-plated pen holder on the blotter was a bottle of Wild Turkey and two glasses.MoreLess
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