Duplicity - A True Story of Crime and Deceit by Paul Goldman (surface ebook reader txt) 📗

to besubpoenaed to Bob's hearing this summer when Bob tries to convincea judge to allow him to relocate to Connecticut with Tommy. Hewants the judge to know that there's an investigation.

TERRI -Bill won't like that, and it will come back toyou.

PAUL - Well, there's nothing I can do about it. Anyway, I'm notgetting any more info from Bill. For the last month and a half, hehas promised me a conference call with the investigators so I couldask them some questions, but hasn't actually set it upyet.

TERRI -They're not ready to talk with you. Anytime theytalk with someone about an ongoing investigation, they run the riskof tipping off the perps.

PAUL - Yeah, but they surely know that I'm not about to tell Audreyanything.

TERRI -Doesn't matter. They have their rules. It's thesame as when I did work for the police, they never would confirmback to me what I told them.

PAUL - So, if I ever do get this conference call, will that meanthat arrests are imminent so they feel okay about talking tome?

TERRI -That's what it feels like.

PAUL - How long?

TERRI -Six to eight months.

PAUL - And when they do arrest, will they arrest Audrey, Royce, TonySawgrass, Doc in Texas, the people in England, all of them? Or willthey let Audrey go?

TERRI -They will arrest everybody who has knowledge ofit. Audrey is doing something about the girls coming in from out ofthe country. She has some connection there. What did you get out ofthe trash?

PAUL - The fax from Albert Chang to Royce asking where the passportwas for the girl. The plane tickets of Chang and the girl, Changfrom Hong Kong to West Palm Beach, and the girl from Singapore toWest Palm Beach. A receipt from Sprint for a cell phone, dated theday after both planes landed, with the name of the customer thephone was sold to on it, “Susan Wright.” Plus his phone billshowing Royce making a dozen calls per month to England. Thenthere's the Christian organization connection. Chang's emailaddress was on the top of the fax, and when Googled, came up with aChristian organization with branches all over the country andCanada, with Chang the head of the local branch.

TERRI -Wow. Yes, they will all be arrested. Paul, it'sall about patience.

PAUL - I know. How about “tuning in” to Bill Rockland and asking himthat question? Ask him, “What's going on?”

TERRI -It's huge. It is huge. The other thing is thatHomeland Security is involved.

PAUL - Terri, can you ask him, “What is the delay on getting Paulhis conference call?”

TERRI -Letting the cat out of the bag. Oh, this isinteresting! We've never heard this before: there is a reward foryou!

PAUL - Really?

TERRI -Yes. Some national security thing. Bill isthinking, “That lucky son of a bitch. I'm doing all the work, andhe gets the accolades.” Paul, when you accept the reward, you needto defer to them, humbly, that they did all the work, that you hadonly a minor role.

PAUL - Right. Anything else from Bill?

TERRI -He's not too thrilled about doing all this workfor the other agencies.

PAUL - Ask him if he is investigating all the policecorruption.

TERRI -He's wearing too many hats. He has done a lot onthe corruption, but the bigger case is taking priority, for now.They are letting it continue, for now. They know about thecorruption, that it goes all the way up to the police commissioner.Paul, YOU have been investigated.

PAUL - ME? Well, I guess that's good. I have nothing tohide.

TERRI -Yeah, so that they know you are who you say youare.

PAUL - Yes. Well Terri, thanks for all this great info.

TERRI -You're welcome, Paul. Bye.

As the conversation came to an end, so toodid my most recent frustrations. My latest discoveries had taken meback to a place I had made a great effort to distance myself from,and now that effort must begin anew.

Until, of course, the next development…