The Lies That Bind (2012)
“His buddy Charlie Keating had been locked up and was already rattling his bars demanding the Grey Poupon. I went next to the Federal Courthouse and scanned the microfiche, looking for the name of Whitney J. Reid III. It wasn’t there. Whit had not been tried and found guilty, had not been tried and found innocent, had not been tried at all. He could have plea-bargained, however, could have been one of those trees that took the forest down. A bank fraud settlement wouldn’t necessarily be a matter... of public record. A man I went to UNM law school with was an assistant U.S. attorney here, I remembered. I gave him a call from the pay phone in the lobby.
“This is Neil Hamel,” I said. “We were classmates at UNM. Remember?”
“You were the blonde from Texas, right? The one with great legs?” Jonathan Laswell answered.
“Wrong.”
“Oh. Well, what can I do for you?”
“I stayed in Albuquerque and have my own office there. I’m in Phoenix today, trying to get some information on Whitney J.MoreLess
“This is Neil Hamel,” I said. “We were classmates at UNM. Remember?”
“You were the blonde from Texas, right? The one with great legs?” Jonathan Laswell answered.
“Wrong.”
“Oh. Well, what can I do for you?”
“I stayed in Albuquerque and have my own office there. I’m in Phoenix today, trying to get some information on Whitney J.MoreLess
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